audit trail

noun

A formal, often computerized record or log of the financial transactions of an organization or system.

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Meanings

nounaudit trail (plural audit trails)

plural audit trails

  1. A formal, often computerized record or log of the financial transactions of an organization or system.
  2. broadlyA similar record of other activities, such as actions taken by a computer system, or changes made to a document.
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APA

audit trail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audit%20trail

MLA

“audit trail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audit%20trail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “audit trail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audit%20trail.

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