traceable

adjective

trace·​able ˈtrā-sə-bəl 

1

: capable of being traced

a traceable phone call

2

: suitable or of a kind to be attributed to something specified : due

—used with to

… perhaps 35 percent of cancer cases in the U.S. are traceable to dietary factors.

—Gary Blonston

Examples of traceable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Their logic is open to inspection, their actions traceable and their behaviour aligned with industry norms, not just technical feasibility. —Norbert Jung, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025

Oliver Logan’s commitment to sustainable fashion includes building a fully traceable supply chain powered by recycled or low-impact ingredients such as BCI cotton and recycled cotton. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025

Every package is fully traceable via QR code, ensuring a transparency that is rare in the American seafood market. —Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025

Companies can do this by providing features like audit trails and live sandbox views that create a live record for each prompt, turning a potentially opaque flow into something traceable. —William Jones, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for traceable

• erasable
• replaceable
• untraceable
• irreplaceable