auditability
|au-di-ta-bi-li-ty|
/ˌɔː.dɪ.təˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/
able to be audited
Etymology
'auditability' is formed from the adjective 'auditable' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ity' (from Latin '-ītās'), where 'auditable' comes from the verb 'audit' meaning 'to examine' in accounting contexts.
'audit' originates from Latin 'auditus' (a hearing) from the verb 'audīre' meaning 'to hear'. The term evolved in English to refer to an examination (especially of accounts); 'auditable' was formed to mean 'capable of being audited', and later 'auditability' was derived by adding '-ity'.
Initially related to 'hearing' ('audīre'), the sense shifted to 'examination' and specifically to financial or systematic examination; today 'auditability' denotes the capability or degree to which something can be audited.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being auditable; the capacity of accounts, records, systems, or processes to be examined and verified by an audit.
The auditability of the company's financial statements gave regulators confidence in the reporting.
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Noun 2
the degree to which an information system, dataset, or process produces sufficient evidence and traceability to support an independent audit (often used in IT, security, and compliance contexts).
Improving log retention and access controls increased the system's auditability.
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Last updated: 2025/09/27 03:25