Ma'anar ƙamus na "dabarun bincike" hanya ce ko hanya da ake amfani da ita don gano ko gano wata matsala ta likita ko fasaha. Yawanci ya ƙunshi amfani da na'urori na musamman, gwaje-gwaje, ko gwaje-gwaje don samun bayanai game da yanayi ko yanayin tsari, kwayoyin halitta, ko abu. Ana iya amfani da dabarun bincike don gano abin da ke haifar da matsala ko kuma lura da ci gaban cuta ko yanayin. Misalan dabarun bincike sun haɗa da nazarin hoto, gwaje-gwajen dakin gwaje-gwaje, gwaje-gwajen jiki, da sauran matakai na musamman.