traceable

[ trey-suh-buhl ]

/ ˈtreɪ sə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being traced.

attributable or ascribable (usually followed by to): a victory traceable to good coaching.

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Origin of traceable

First recorded in 1740–50; trace¹ + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM traceable

trace·a·bil·i·ty, trace·a·ble·ness, nountrace·a·bly, adverbnon·trace·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·trace·a·ble, adjective

non·trace·a·ble·ness, nounnon·trace·a·bly, adverbun·trace·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby traceable

trabeculotomy, trabs, Trabzon, tracasserie, trace, traceable, trace element, trace fossil, traceless, tracer, tracer bullet

How to use traceable in a sentence

Another common smuggling strategy is using “ghost guns,” which are guns without a traceable serial number.
Border Report: Why Mexico’s Taking Aim at U.S. Gun Manufacturers|Gustavo Solis|August 9, 2021|Voice of San Diego
He’s also looking at ways to support other traceable cryptocurrencies, such as Ethereum, as well as at the potential to track downstream bitcoin addresses.
This crowdsourced payments tracker wants to solve the ransomware visibility problem|Carly Page|July 9, 2021|TechCrunch
WhatsApp says it’s fighting rules that would allow people’s private messages to become traceable by the government authorities, and would open the app to mass surveillance.
This Week in Apps: Poparazzi hype, Instagram drops Likes, Epic trial adjourns|Sarah Perez|May 29, 2021|TechCrunch
On Wednesday, the messaging app WhatsApp filed a lawsuit in Delhi High Court arguing that new government rules that require it to make messages “traceable” to external parties are unconstitutional and undermine the fundamental right to privacy.
Unemployment benefit claims continue to drop as layoffs decline||May 27, 2021|Washington Post

They had to ensure that it is a “non-traceable device,” Rank says.
The Army put fitness trackers on paratroopers in Alaska to fine-tune its training|Rob Verger|March 12, 2021|Popular-Science
Ultimately, what his company provides is an easier way for restaurants to have traceable food.
The Bioethicist Turned Butcher|Elizabeth Picciuto|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Xeres (where sherry originates) constitutes one of the few wine regions without a definite traceable origin.
Why Maya Angelou Loved Sherry, The Drink of Brilliant Renegades|Jordan Salcito|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And with that, Walt gives up, placing a traceable call to the Albuquerque DEA.
‘Granite State,’ the Penultimate Episode of ‘Breaking Bad,’ Is Walter White’s Final Act|Andrew Romano|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In our pursuit of knowledge, we often desire a traceable path in our growth.
Social Media: Nothing New? Commonplace Books As Predecessor to Pinterest|Kelsey McKinney|August 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Worse yet, most of the cases were traceable to the Nigeria strain.
The CIA's Dangerous Vaccine Stunt|Kent Sepkowitz|July 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Many of the current attributes of this college are traceable to the administration of Robert E. Lee.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
The great mass of the words are traceable to Latin etyma, as in all Romance dialects a large portion of Germanic words are found.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
Family peculiarities, however, are traceable through many generations.
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All these symptoms are traceable directly to certain changes which have been noted in the spinal cord.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
Indeed the characteristic is still more than traceable in some of our less busy districts.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert