non-auditability
|non-aud-i-ta-bi-li-ty|
🇺🇸
/ˌnɑnˌɔːdɪtəˈbɪlɪti/
🇬🇧
/ˌnɒnˌɔːdɪtəˈbɪlɪti/
incapable of being audited
Etymology
'non-auditability' is formed in English by the negative prefix 'non-' + 'auditability', where 'non-' means 'not' and 'auditability' is derived from 'audit' + the productive suffix '-ability' meaning 'capable of being'.
'audit' goes back to Latin 'audire' (to hear) and Latin 'auditus' (a hearing). It passed into Old French and then Middle English as 'audit' meaning an examination (originally a hearing of accounts), and '-ability' comes from Latin adjectival endings (via French/English '-able' and the noun-forming '-ability'). These elements combined in modern English to form 'auditability' and then the negated compound 'non-auditability'.
Initially 'audit' was connected to 'hearing' (from Latin 'audire'), and over time it became specialized to mean examination of accounts or verification; combined with '-ability' it came to mean 'capable of being audited'. The compound with 'non-' therefore evolved to mean 'not capable of being audited' in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being incapable of being audited; unable to be examined, verified, or subject to formal audit.
The non-auditability of certain decentralized transactions raises significant regulatory and compliance concerns.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Noun 2
the characteristic of an information system, record, or process that prevents external verification or independent review.
Design choices that prioritize privacy without audit mechanisms can increase non-auditability in the system.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Last updated: 2025/12/26 02:35
