diagnostic
noun/ˌdaɪəɡˈnɒstɪk/
/ˌdaɪəɡˈnɑːstɪk/
- (also diagnostic program)[countable] (computing) a program used for identifying a computer faultTopics Computersc2
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- [countable] (computing) a message on a computer screen giving information about a fault
- diagnostics[uncountable] the practice or methods of diagnosis
- advanced medical diagnostics
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Greek diagnōstikos ‘able to distinguish’, from diagignōskein ‘distinguish’; the noun from hē diagnōstikē tekhnē ‘the art of distinguishing (disease)’.
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