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fault-finding

fault-finding noun: the investigation and location of faults in machinery and equipment. Also the alternative form of faultfinding.

Noun

fault-finding (uncountable)

  1. The investigation and location of faults in machinery and equipment.
    • Many of the faults reported in all categories should have been cleared by systematic fault-finding. Once a system of fault-finding has been laid down, staff must be made familiar with it and must follow the correct sequence of diagnosis step by step in the way set out in a fault-finding chart.1963 February, “Diesel locomotive faults and their remedies”, in Modern Railways, page 103

Also used as

fault-finding is also the alternative form of faultfinding.

fault-finding is also the present participle and gerund of fault-find.

Questions about fault-finding

What does fault-finding mean?
Fault-finding means the investigation and location of faults in machinery and equipment.
What part of speech is fault-finding?
Fault-finding is a noun.

Words near fault-finding in the dictionary

  1. fault trace
  2. fault traces
  3. fault tree
  4. fault trees
  5. fault-find
  6. fault-finding
  7. fault-finds
  8. fault-found
  9. fault-free
  10. fault-line
  11. fault-lines

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