Translation guide
A record of events or changes in a system, used for security, compliance, or debugging. In Japanese, the term is often borrowed directly from English or expressed with native technical terms.
audit trail (IT)
Most common term in IT security and compliance.
audit trail (accounting)
Used in financial auditing contexts.
A chronological record of system activities, such as user logins, file access, or transactions, used for monitoring and investigation.
The most direct and formal Japanese equivalent, commonly used in IT audit and compliance contexts.
Please check the system's audit trail.
Often used interchangeably with 監査証跡, but emphasizes the log aspect. Common in system administration.
The audit logs are backed up regularly.
Direct loanword from English, understood in technical circles but less common than native terms.
Analyze the audit trail to detect unauthorized access.
A documented flow of transactions or financial events that allows an auditor to trace the history of a particular entry.
A record that provides documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have affected a specific operation, procedure, or event, often required by regulations.
Literally 'chain of evidence', used in legal contexts to refer to the documented history of evidence handling, which is a type of audit trail.
Maintaining the chain of custody is crucial in court.
In Japanese business settings, 監査証跡 is the safest choice for IT-related audit trails. For financial auditing, 監査の証跡 or simply 証跡 may be used. Avoid using the loanword オーディットトレイル in formal documents unless the audience is very technical.
Implement an audit trail management system.