troubleshooting Definition

troubleshoot
verb

1a. To trace and mend a fault (in machinery, etc);
1b. To identify and solve problems.
2. To mediate (in disputes, etc).

Derivative: troubleshooter
noun

Someone who mediates in disputes
Thesaurus: mediator, arbitrator.

Derivative: troubleshooting
noun, adj

Etymology: Early 20c: originally applied to the tracing of faults in telegraph or telephone wires.