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traceability

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌtɹeɪsəˈbɪlɪti/
  • CMU ARPABET: T R EY2 S AH0 B IH1 L IH0 T IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From trace + -ability, also analyzable as traceable + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: traçabilitat — ability to trace a process
  • Czech: sledovatelnost — ability to trace a process
  • Danish: sporbarhed — ability to trace a process
  • French: traçabilité — ability to trace a process
  • German: Nachvollziehbarkeit — ability to trace a process
  • Italian: tracciabilità — ability to trace a process
  • Malay: kebolehjejakan — ability to trace a process
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sporbarhet — ability to trace a process
  • Portuguese: rastreabilidade — ability to trace a process
  • Spanish: trazabilidad — ability to trace a process
  • Spanish: rastreabilidad — ability to trace a process
  • Swedish: spårbarhet — ability to trace a process