diagnostics

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of diagnostic
2. (countable, plural, singular, uncountable)The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).

   “Near-synonym: diagnosis”

   “Diagnostics is the area in which this molecule is most useful, whereas it is not a treatment target in itself.”

   “The diagnostics were extensive, with scores of laboratory tests.”

3. (countable, plural, singular, uncountable)The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).

   “Diagnostics is the area in which the cost of hiring a factory-certified technician might easily pay for itself through downtime reduction.”

   “The diagnostics were a nightmare, but we finally isolated the problem to a specific one of the many ECUs — of which this ridiculous design has at least fourteen that we know of.”