audit trail
noun
: a record of a sequence of events (such as actions performed by a computer) from which a history may be reconstructed
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web One such advantage is entering data one time in one system that then updates all other systems and fields via an automation with an audit trail. 
John Reites, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 State law requires that by 2024 all counties utilize a voter verifiable paper audit trail, or VVPAT machines, said Lake County Board of Elections and Registration assistant director LeAnn Angerman. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2022 To gain vital transparency, businesses must have visibility into the algorithms, composed of machine learning and business rules, driving the decisions to provide a complete audit trail. Rik Chomko, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Is there an audit trail to see where data originated, how it was aggregated and how it is being used? Aaron Burciaga, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021 Doing this effectively requires maintaining control over all their data, minimizing the surface area of exposure and enabling a rich audit trail. Joe Gaska, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021 Enterprise applications have traditionally supported basic security measures that include password authentication, authorization based on user privileges and an audit trail. Shankar Kambhampaty, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 The lawsuit claims that LMPD still has not turned over an audit trail of the footage from the body cameras, as requested by Aguiar's office on June 1. ABC News, 9 July 2021 With bitcoin, there’s no oversight and no audit trail — and that’s supposed to be a plus? Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2021 See More
John Reites, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 State law requires that by 2024 all counties utilize a voter verifiable paper audit trail, or VVPAT machines, said Lake County Board of Elections and Registration assistant director LeAnn Angerman. Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2022 To gain vital transparency, businesses must have visibility into the algorithms, composed of machine learning and business rules, driving the decisions to provide a complete audit trail. Rik Chomko, Forbes, 21 June 2022 Is there an audit trail to see where data originated, how it was aggregated and how it is being used? Aaron Burciaga, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021 Doing this effectively requires maintaining control over all their data, minimizing the surface area of exposure and enabling a rich audit trail. Joe Gaska, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021 Enterprise applications have traditionally supported basic security measures that include password authentication, authorization based on user privileges and an audit trail. Shankar Kambhampaty, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021 The lawsuit claims that LMPD still has not turned over an audit trail of the footage from the body cameras, as requested by Aguiar's office on June 1. ABC News, 9 July 2021 With bitcoin, there’s no oversight and no audit trail — and that’s supposed to be a plus? Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above