Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The state of being traceable; traceableness.

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  • noun 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

Etymologies

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trace + -ability

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Examples

  • By carrying $3 million liability insurance -- and by providing food "traceability" -- the Local Food Hub will meet requirements of large food distributors and institutions like UVA, which recently announced an ambitious plan to increase its portion of locally grown food to 25 percent in its food services division.

    Readthehook.com - Current Articles 2009

  • By carrying $3 million liability insurance -- and by providing food "traceability" -- the Local Food Hub will meet requirements of large food distributors and institutions like UVA, which recently announced an ambitious plan to increase its portion of locally grown food to 25 percent in its food services division.

    Readthehook.com - Current Articles 2009

  • By carrying $3 million liability insurance -- and by providing food "traceability" -- the Local Food Hub will meet requirements of large food distributors and institutions like UVA, which recently announced an ambitious plan to increase its portion of locally grown food to 25 percent in its food services division.

    Readthehook.com - Current Articles 2009

  • At that point, "traceability"-the ability to guarantee that certain beans came from one farm-is lost, he says.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • That's called traceability, and we don't yet have such a national system in place.

    News 2012

  • That's called traceability, and we don't yet have such a national system in place.

    News 2012

  • The so-called traceability attack is the only exploit of an e-passport that allows attackers to remotely track a given credential in real time without first knowing the cryptographic keys that protect it, the scientists from University of Birmingham said.

    The Register 2010

  • In the food industry, this ability to track an ingredient from origin to destination is known as traceability, and for Askinosie, it lies at the heart of his operating philosophy.

    STLtoday.com Top News Headlines 2010

  • The underlying idea, broadly called traceability, is in fashion in many food circles these days.

    CommonDreams.org Headlines 2009

  • One of the conference's goals was to encourage more collaboration around issues such as traceability and logistics.

    Wayne Balta: Smarter Supply Chains for a Sustainable Future Wayne Balta 2010

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