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An inspection procedure in companies or organizations in which processes, systems, or products are checked for compliance with standards, guidelines, or legal requirements. It serves control and quality assurance purposes.
Nächste Woche findet das jährliche Sicherheits-Audit in unserer Abteilung statt.
Next week, the annual safety audit will take place in our department.
'Audit' is a modern technical term borrowed from English and used mainly in a business context. It refers to a systematic inspection of processes or systems.
Das Unternehmen muss sich regelmäßig einem externen Audit unterziehen.
The company must regularly undergo an external audit.
Common verbs used with 'Audit' (audit) are 'ein Audit durchführen' (to conduct an audit), 'ein Audit bestehen' (to pass an audit), or 'ein Audit vorbereiten' (to prepare an audit). A company or department 'unterzieht sich' (undergoes) an audit.
Unsere Abteilung hat das jährliche Audit ohne Probleme bestanden.
Our department passed the annual audit without any problems.
The word 'Audit' (audit) is often combined with another noun to specify the type of inspection. Typical examples are 'Qualitätsaudit' (quality audit), 'Finanzaudit' (financial audit), or 'IT-Audit' (IT audit).
Beim Finanzaudit wurden alle Rechnungen der letzten zwei Jahre genau geprüft.
During the financial audit, all invoices from the last two years were checked carefully.
exam / inspection
Prüfung is the general term for a thorough check of a process or system. Audit is a technical term for an investigative procedure that also assesses compliance with defined standards, guidelines, or requirements. Use Prüfung for a general check and Audit for this systematic assessment procedure.
Das Audit des Arbeitsablaufs zeigte, ob er den internen Richtlinien entsprach.
The audit of the workflow showed whether it complied with the internal guidelines.
Die Prüfung des Arbeitsablaufs zeigte einige Fehler in der täglichen Durchführung.
The inspection of the workflow revealed several errors in its daily implementation.
