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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.
control / check
'Kontrolle' and 'Audit' both have to do with checking something. 'Kontrolle' is the normal, general word when you want to see whether something is correct, safe, or in order. This can happen in everyday life, at school, in traffic, or at work. 'Audit' is more specific and is used mainly in companies or organizations. It involves systematically checking whether processes, products, or rules meet certain requirements. Learners may confuse the words because an audit is also a kind of 'Kontrolle'. But not every 'Kontrolle' is an audit. If it is a simple check or inspection, 'Kontrolle' fits better. If it is an official, planned inspection of procedures or standards, 'Audit' fits.
Zur Vorbereitung auf das Audit sammelt die Firma alle wichtigen Unterlagen.
To prepare for the audit, the company gathers all the important documents.
Nach der Reparatur macht das Team eine Kontrolle aller Kabel.
After the repair, the team does a check of all the cables.