troubledetection

noun

UK /ˈtrʌb(ə)l dɪˌtɛkʃ(ə)n/

US /ˈtrʌb(ə)l dɪˌtɛkʃ(ə)n/

Finding out that something is wrong or broken.

The computer's trouble detection warned us that the printer was out of paper.

SYNONYMS

problem detection fault detection error detection issue spotting

RELATED WORDS

troubleshooting diagnosis monitoring alert maintenance

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A system or tool that notices problems automatically.

The factory uses trouble detection to catch broken machines early.

3. The act of noticing danger or difficulty before it gets worse.

Good trouble detection helped the team fix the leak quickly.

4. In computing, a program's ability to find errors in itself.

The app's trouble detection found a bug in the code.