audit trail

au·dit trail

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aw-dit treyl]
- /ˈɔ dɪt treɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aw-dit treyl]
- /ˈɔ dɪt treɪl/

Definitions of audit trail words

noun audit trail a record of all the transactions or data entries that a person or firm has carried out over a specific period 3
noun audit trail An audit trail is the evidence, such as purchase orders and invoices, that a financial transaction actually occurred. 3
noun audit trail Accounting. the process or an instance of cross-referring each bookkeeping entry to its source in order to facilitate checking its accuracy. 1
noun audit trail Computers. a track of a particular item of output data back through the processing steps that produced it to the corresponding input data. 1
noun audit trail A formal record or log of the financial transactions of an organization or system, especially such a computerized record. 0

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Origin of audit trail

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Audit trail

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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audit trail popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

audit trail usage trend in Literature

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