troubleshoot

English

Etymology

Back-formation from troubleshooter; by surface analysis, trouble +‎ shoot.

Pronunciation

• enPR: trŭbʹəl-shūt', IPA^(key): /ˈtɹʌbl̩ˌʃuːt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

troubleshoot (third-person singular simple present troubleshoots, present participle troubleshooting, simple past and past participle troubleshot or troubleshooted)

1. (ambitransitive) To analyze or diagnose (a problem, or something faulty) to the point of determining a solution.

   Synonym: shoot trouble (archaic)

   Near-synonyms: debug, diagnose, check, investigate

Related terms

• troubleshooter
• troubleshooting (noun)

Translations

to analyze or diagnose a problem to the point of determining a solution — see also diagnose

• Afrikaans: fout opspoor
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• Dutch: diagnosticeren (nl)
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• Finnish: etsiä vika, ratkaista ongelma, selvittää ongelma
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• German: untersuchen (de), ergründen (de) (exalted), durchleuchten (de) (coll.)
• Hungarian: hibát/problémát/zavart megkeres/azonosít/​megold/​elhárít/​kezel
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• Polish: rozwiązywać problemy impf, rozwiązać problemy pf
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• Spanish: solucionar el problema, hallar la solución, localizar el problema
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• Vietnamese: khắc phục sự cố