French word

traçabilité

Pronunciation

IPA/tʁasabilite/

Meaning

  • feminine nountraceability

Example

La traçabilité des aliments est essentielle pour la sécurité.

Food traceability is essential for safety.

Illustration for traçabilité (traceability)

More examples

Avant d'acheter, il faut vérifier la traçabilité des produits.

Before buying, you need to verify the traceability of the products.

Core concept

A chain of recorded traces that lets each stage of an item's journey be checked backward.

Common phrases

  • vérifier la traçabilité

    verify traceability

  • traçabilité alimentaire

    food traceability

  • système de traçabilité

    traceability system

Similar words

suivi: Observing and recording how events or conditions change over time.
enregistrement: Preserving information or events in paper or digital form.
contrôle: Checking whether something meets established rules or standards.

Definition in French

Propriété d'un produit, d'un aliment ou d'un document rendant possible le suivi de son origine et de son cheminement grâce à des informations consignées.

Word origin

Traçabilité combines the stem of French tracer with -abilité to name the capacity expressed by being traçable, while tracer ultimately relates to Latin trahere, 'to draw or pull'.

Usage tips

  • French commonly uses traçabilité de followed by the thing being tracked, as in la traçabilité des aliments.

Related words

  • traçabletraceableadjective

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