audit trail

noun

: a record of a sequence of events (such as actions performed by a computer) from which a history may be reconstructed

Examples of audit trail in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the White House now aspiring to create an AI Force and the myriad of state and international rules beginning to be written around the use of AI, more rigorous audit trails will likely be needed. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026

There were real concerns like unpredictable latency and audit trails that legal would never approve. — Rafael Flores, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for audit trail

• abigail
• cottontail
• countervail
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• mesoscale
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