issueidentification
nounUK /ˈɪʃuː aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
US /ˈɪʃuː aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/
The act of finding out what the problem is.
Good issueidentification helped the team fix the broken bike quickly.
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2. The process of naming the main topic or question to be discussed.
Before the debate, the teacher led an issueidentification exercise to choose the topic.
3. In business, the step of noticing a customer complaint or need.
The support team's issueidentification system flags angry emails right away.
4. In science, spotting the question a study will try to answer.
Issueidentification came first, then the students designed their experiment.