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Ability to trace the inputs, history, application, or location of that which is under consideration.
Traceability is the capability to trace something. In some cases, it is interpreted as the ability to verify the history, location, or application of an item by means of documented recorded identification.
Other common definitions include the capability (and implementation) of keeping track of a given set or type of information to a given degree, or the ability to chronologically interrelate uniquely identifiable entities in a way that is verifiable.
Traceability is applicable to measurement, supply chain, software development, healthcare and security.
English
Etymology
From trace + -ability, also analyzable as traceable + -ity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtɹeɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
Noun
traceability (countable and uncountable, plural traceabilities)
- The ability to trace (identify and measure) all the stages that led to a particular point in a process that consists of a chain of interrelated events
Translations
Anagrams
- reactability