root cause
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The underlying or original source of an incident or problem.
Framework senses
- §1
- The underlying or original source of an incident or problem.
- §1 · attested_usage_pack_match
- No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.Increment 2: attested in 800-171r3 without a glossary definition.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- The underlying or original source of an incident or problem.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column