audit trail
noun
Accounting. the process or an instance of cross-referring each bookkeeping entry to its source in order to facilitate checking its accuracy.
Computers. a track of a particular item of output data back through the processing steps that produced it to the corresponding input data.
Nearby words
audiovisual, audiovisual aids, audiphone, audit, audit bureau of circulation, audit trail, auditing, audition, auditionee, auditioner, auditive
Origin of audit trail
First recorded in 1965–70
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British Dictionary definitions for audit trail
audit trail
noun
a record of all the transactions or data entries that a person or firm has carried out over a specific period
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