Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,761,716,547 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

diagnostics

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.06 sec.

diagnostics

(1) Software routines that test hardware components (memory, keyboard, disks, etc.). Diagnostics are often stored in ROM chips and activated on startup.

(2) Error messages in a programmer's source code that refer to statements or syntax that the compiler or assembler cannot understand.


diagnostics [‚dī·əg′näs·tiks]
(engineering)
Information on what tests a device has failed and how they were failed; used to aid in troubleshooting.


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
District Court for the District of Maryland has granted a motion by Roche Diagnostics GmbH to compel IGEN to produce documents pertaining to IGEN's relationship with Eisai Ltd ("Eisai").
Prenatal diagnostics have been used since the 1960s to help determine the health of a fetus in its mother's womb.
IVAX Diagnostics reported a net loss of $1,268,000 for the third quarter of 2006 compared to a net loss of $1,100,000 for the third quarter of 2005.
 
Encyclopedia browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.