Definition of "traceability" [traceability]

• 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 (noun)

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• "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."
• "At that point, "traceability"-the ability to guarantee that certain beans came from one farm-is lost, he says."
• "That's called traceability, and we don't yet have such a national system in place."