Audit Trail

A chronological record of system activities that is sufficient to enable the reconstruction, review, and examination of each event in a transaction from inception to output of final results. Chronological record of system activities to enable the reconstruction and examination of the sequence of events and/or changes in an event. The records created by recording information about events and occurrences into a database or log file. Some common uses of audit trails include reconstructing an event, extracting information about an incident, and proving or disproving culpability.