{"term":{"id":"08037","title":"object traceability","longtitle":"IUPAC Gold Book - object traceability","doi":"10.1351\/goldbook.08037","code":"08037","status":"current","synonym":"<em>synonym<\/em>: traceability (of an object)","definitions":[{"id":1,"text":"Ability to trace the history, application, or location of an object.","notes":{"1":"When considering a product or a service, traceability can relate to: the origin of materials and parts, the processing history, or the distribution and location of the product or service after delivery.","2":"In, the term defined is \"traceability\". However, because of the potential confusion with metrological traceability, it is recommended to use the full term if there is ambiguity."},"sources":["PAC, 2021, 93, 997. 'Metrological and quality concepts in analytical chemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)' on page 1014 (https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1515\/pac-2019-0819)"]}],"altoutputs":{"html":"https:\/\/goldbook.iupac.org\/terms\/view\/08037\/html","xml":"https:\/\/goldbook.iupac.org\/terms\/view\/08037\/xml","plain":"https:\/\/goldbook.iupac.org\/terms\/view\/08037\/plain"},"citation":"Citation: 'object traceability' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351\/goldbook.08037","license":"The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/4.0\/) for individual terms.","collection":"If you are interested in licensing the Gold Book for commercial use, please contact the IUPAC Executive Director at executivedirector@iupac.org .","disclaimer":"The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is continuously reviewing and, where needed, updating terms in the Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the IUPAC Gold Book). Users of these terms are encouraged to include the version of a term with its use and to check regularly for updates to term definitions that you are using.","accessed":"2026-04-19T08:13:16+00:00"}}