auditability
Can be checked
Auditability is the quality of being able to be audited—examined, verified, or traced.
Systems with auditability maintain records that allow reviewers to check what happened and when: The software's auditability features log every transaction.
The term appears most often in accounting, computing, and regulatory contexts where transparency and accountability matter.
Act of revealing information
- accessibilityEase of approach
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
openness · clarity · understandability · legibility · verifiability · explainability · interpretability · reviewability
Methodical assessment or review
- verificationProving something accurate
- reviewCritical written assessment
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- analysisMethodical study of parts
evaluation · assessment · monitoring · oversight · inquiry · due diligence · investigation · cross-examination
Written proof or instructions
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- versioningTracking successive iterations
logging · timestamping · record-keeping · checksums · transaction history · paper trail · change history · tracking
Financial record book
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- internal controlsOrganizational oversight procedures
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
GAAP · materiality · balance sheet · income statement · journal entries · fiscal responsibility · attestation · certification
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- accessibilityEase of approach
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- explicitnessQuality of being unambiguous
accountability · openness · clarity · understandability · legibility · verifiability · explainability · interpretability · reviewability · observability
examination
Methodical assessment or review
- verificationProving something accurate
- reviewCritical written assessment
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
analysis · evaluation · assessment · monitoring · oversight · inquiry · due diligence · investigation · cross-examination · fact-finding
documentation
Written proof or instructions
- provenanceRecord of ownership
- metadataDescriptive information about content
- lineageDescent from progenitors
versioning · logging · timestamping · record-keeping · checksums · transaction history · paper trail · change history · tracking · reproducibility
ledger
Financial record book
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- bookkeepingRecording financial transactions systematically
- internal controlsOrganizational oversight procedures
reconciliation · GAAP · materiality · balance sheet · income statement · journal entries · fiscal responsibility · attestation · certification · financial statements
auditabilityopacity
Impermeability to light
untraceability · obscurity · opaqueness · inscrutability · unverifiability
auditabilityunaccountability
Absence of obligation to explain
deniability · unanswerability · irresponsibility · non-compliance · plausible deniability
audience, audit, audition, auditorium, auditor, auditory, auditors, audited, auditing