fault-finding
noun1
Alternative Alternative form of faultfinding.
2
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:
- Related terms
- faultless, faulty, find fault, fact-finding, inspection, troubleshooting