root cause

English

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Noun

root cause (plural root causes)

1. (idiomatic) An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

Translations

initiating cause

• Bashkir: төп сәбәп (töp səbəp)
• Dutch: grondoorzaak f
• Finnish: pohjimmainen syy
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Georgian: ძირეული მიზეზი (ʒireuli mizezi)
• Italian: causa scatenante f, causa ultima f
• Manx: ard-oyr m

Verb

1. (idiomatic) The action of identifying the cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. To root cause something's root cause does not necessarily imply the use of root cause analysis (RCA).