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root cause

root cause

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Pronunciation
British English/ˈruːt ˌkɔːz/
American English/ruːt ˈkɔːz/
Russian transcription[pʲɪrvəprʲɪˈt͡ɕinə]
root cause
root cause - первопричина
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root cause with Russian translation

root cause usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Первопричиной оказался неверный ответ API.

The root cause turned out to be a bad API response.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы нашли первопричину, прежде чем исправлять ошибку.

We traced the root cause before fixing the bug.

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root cause belongs to the topic "IT Interview, Errors and Bugs". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

root causeпервопричина
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root cause synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between root cause / underlying cause / source / reason / origin

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root cause

первопричина — root cause in a professional learning context.

A2Often

The root cause turned out to be a bad API response.

Первопричиной оказался неверный ответ API.

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🇬🇧English
root cause

Exact match for the primary meaning: the main underlying reason for a problem.

A2Very Often

The root cause of the bug was a missing null check.

Полнейшей первопричиной бага была пропущенная проверка на null.

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underlying cause

A deeper, less obvious cause behind the visible problem.

A2Often

We fixed the underlying cause, not just the symptom.

Мы устранили не симптом, а глубинную причину.

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source

A place, person, or thing where something comes from; in problem contexts, it can mean the source of the issue, but it is broader.

A2Very Often

We traced the source of the error to a bad API response.

Мы отследили источник ошибки до неверного ответа API.

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reason

A general cause or explanation; it does not necessarily mean the deepest cause.

A2Very Often

The reason for the failure was poor input validation.

Причиной сбоя была плохая проверка входных данных.

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origin

The place or point where something begins or comes from; broader and more about origin than cause.

A2Often

We investigated the origin of the data corruption.

Мы исследовали происхождение повреждения данных.

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trigger

An event or factor that starts something happening; it is usually the immediate spark, not the root cause.

A2Very Often

The deployment was the trigger for the outage.

Выкатка стала триггером для простоя.

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🇬🇧English
root issue

The main problem underneath other symptoms; close to root cause, but focuses on the core issue itself.

A2Often

The root issue was a broken database connection.

Основной проблемой было сломанное соединение с базой данных.

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problem source

The source of a problem; understandable, but less natural and less standard than root cause.

A2Rarely

We found the problem source in the authentication layer.

Мы нашли источник проблемы в слое аутентификации.

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How to pronounce root cause and what this word means

root cause translation: первопричина. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce root cause

/ˈruːt ˌkɔːz/

root cause translation

первопричина

root cause examples

The root cause turned out to be a bad API response.

root cause transcription

/ˈruːt ˌkɔːz/, /ruːt ˈkɔːz/

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root cause meaning: what does it mean?

root cause in a professional learning context.

root cause pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

root cause is pronounced as /ˈruːt ˌkɔːz/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

root cause definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The root cause turned out to be a bad API response. Translation: Первопричиной оказался неверный ответ API.

Is root cause part of Errors and Bugs vocabulary?

Yes, root cause (первопричина) 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 (первопричина) can be learned in the IT Interview topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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