kontrollieren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- audit noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
- check noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- control verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
- monitor noun A screen used to display output from a computer or other device.
Senses
kontrollieren is used for these senses in English:
- audit (finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes
- check (transitive) To inspect; to examine.
- check (transitive) To control, limit, or halt.
- control (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- monitor (transitive) To watch over; to guard.
audit — full definition
- noun An official, careful check of financial records or of a system to make sure everything is accurate and follows the rules.
- verb To carry out such a check.
- verb To attend a university course without earning credit for it.
check — full definition
- noun An inspection to make sure something is correct, safe, or working.
- noun A written order instructing a bank to pay a stated sum (spelled "cheque" in British English).
- noun The bill for a meal, especially in a restaurant.
- noun In chess, a position where the king is under direct threat of capture.
- verb To examine or verify something.