tracer
Definition
Inquiry initiated to trace a piece of information to its originating document, or to locate a delayed or lost shipment from the point of its origin, by following its paper trail (audit trail) through every successive point where another data entry or document was generated.
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tracer is in the Accounting & Auditing and Documentation & Recordkeeping subjects.
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