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Dictionary

di•ag•nos•tic

Pronunciation: (dī"ug-nos'tik), [key]
—adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or used in diagnosis.
2. serving to identify or characterize; being a precise indication.

—n.
1. diagnosis (def. 1).
2. a symptom or characteristic of value in diagnosis.
3. Med.a device or substance used for the analysis or detection of diseases or other medical conditions.
4. Computers.
a. a message output by a computer diagnosing an error in a computer program, computer system, or component device.
b. a program or subroutine that produces such messages.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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