find the root cause
найти первопричину
After the crash, our team spent two days trying to find the root cause.
После сбоя наша команда два дня пыталась найти первопричину.
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root cause
root cause
Meaning of root cause
English
the main, deepest reason why a problem happened
Русский
главная скрытая причина проблемы или ошибки
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈruːt ˌkɔːz/
American English
/ˈruːt ˌkɔːz/
root cause with Russian translation
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Найти первопричину
Finding the causeroot cause analysis
анализ первопричин
Management asked for a root cause analysis after the payment outage.
После сбоя платежей руководство запросило анализ первопричин.
- identify the root causeустановить первопричину
- get to the root causeдокопаться до первопричины
Устранить первопричину
Fixing the causethe root cause of the problem
первопричина проблемы
An old cable turned out to be the root cause of the problem.
Первопричиной проблемы оказался старый кабель.
address the root cause
устранить первопричину
Restarting the server helps for now, but we still need to address the root cause.
Перезапуск сервера пока помогает, но первопричину всё равно нужно устранить.
- fix the root cause, not the symptomsустранить первопричину, а не симптомы
root cause usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
We found the root cause of the leak.
Мы нашли первопричину протечки.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
We traced the root cause before fixing the bug.
Мы нашли первопричину, прежде чем исправлять ошибку.
root cause synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between root cause, underlying cause, root issue, source, reason, and trigger
U
🇬🇧English
underlying cause
a cause lying beneath the surface
A2often
ENWe fixed the underlying cause, not just the symptom.
R
🇬🇧English
root issue
stresses the problem itself
A2rare word
ENThe root issue was a broken database connection.
Advanced: broader words
S
🇬🇧English
source
source; broader and less precise
A2very often
ENWe traced the source of the error to a bad API response.
R
🇬🇧English
reason
any reason
A2very often
ENThe reason for the failure was poor input validation.
T
🇬🇧English
trigger
what set the problem off, not its root
A2often
ENThe deployment was the trigger for the outage.
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Questions about this word
What does root cause mean?
the main, deepest reason why a problem happened
How do you pronounce root cause?
root cause is pronounced [ˈruːt ˌkɔːz].
How is root cause used in a sentence?
Мы нашли первопричину протечки. Translation: We found the root cause of the leak.
Is root cause part of Errors and Bugs vocabulary?
Yes, root cause can be learned in the Errors and Bugs topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is root cause part of IT Interview vocabulary?
Yes, root cause can be learned in the IT Interview topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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