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    Audit Trail

    What Audit Trail means in Computer Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

    Definition of Audit Trail

    A security-relevant chronological record that provides documentary evidence of the sequence of activities that have affected at any time a specific operation, procedure, or event.
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