diagnostics

noun3

1. •
   The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).
2. •
   Diagnostic methods considered collectively.

   • 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. •
   The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).

   • 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.