traceable

adjective

trace·​able ˈtrā-sə-bəl How to pronounce traceable (audio)
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

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One is transparency, or provenance, so every [piece of] content is traceable back to the account. Tharin Pillay, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 This approach not only reduces waste but also creates an exclusive, fully traceable felt that preserves the softness, strength and versatility of the natural material while meeting the highest qualitative and technical standards. Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025 Simply scaling models can’t replace the need for clean, traceable data. Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025 Listeria is difficult to track, and outbreaks aren’t often traceable to a single point. Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traceable

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of traceable was in 1646

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“Traceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traceable. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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