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

Kentucky Senate Bill 181 is intended to prevent child abuse by school employees by limiting electronic communications to traceable platforms. —Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 1 Aug. 2025

Compliance must be baked in from the start, with models that align with current regulations, support independent validation and generate traceable records of decisions. —Chris Brown, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

According to a fact sheet put out by the Kentucky Department of Education, SB 181 requires public school districts to specify at least one traceable communication system in which employees and volunteers must electronically communicate with students. —Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 July 2025

The company’s proprietary green biorefinery process ensures their ingredients are bioavailable, food-safe, and traceable from sea to shelf. —Dianne Plummer, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for traceable

• erasable
• replaceable
• untraceable
• irreplaceable