root cause

English

Noun

root cause (plural root causes)

  1. (idiomatic) An initiating cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

Translations

Verb

root cause (third-person singular simple present root causes, present participle root causing, simple past and past participle root caused)

  1. (idiomatic) The action of identifying the cause of a chain of events which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. To root cause something's root cause does not necessarily imply the use of root cause analysis (RCA).
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