to locate the cause of (a problem) and remove or treat it
He was troubleshooting a staff problem.
They added hundreds of workers to troubleshoot the new machines.
troubleshoot in American English
(ˈtrʌbəlˌʃuːt) (verb-shooted or -shot, -shooting)
intransitive verb
1.
to act or be employed as a troubleshooter
She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm
transitive verb
2.
to deal with in the capacity of a troubleshooter
Also: trouble-shoot
Word origin
[1930–35; back formation from troubleshooter]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, kickback, old school tie, technical foul, video
Examples of 'troubleshoot' in a sentence
troubleshoot
When something goes wrong, you need to be confident about how to troubleshoot.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He left the civil service in 1986, but keeps being called back to troubleshoot.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Sample alignment using the kit's 50-bp marker helps researchers identify and compare samples, and to troubleshoot their experiments.
The Scientist (2001)
Its products help to troubleshoot and predict the performance of equipment ranging from power cables to data networks.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The ten heads overcame their scepticism of group therapy and now meet regularly to troubleshoot problems.