accountable

adj.

1. Liable to being called to account; answerable. See synonyms at responsible.
2. That can be explained: an accountable phenomenon.

accountability ac·count'a·bil'i·ty or ac·count'a·ble·ness n.
accountably ac·count'a·bly adv.

The traceability of actions performed on a system to a specific system entity (user, process, device). For example, the use of unique user identification and authentication supports accountability; the use of shared user IDs and passwords destroys accountability.

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adjective

1. Legally obligated: amenable, answerable, liable, responsible. See law.
2. Capable of being explained or accounted for: decipherable, explainable, explicable, illustratable, interpretable. See explain/baffle.

adj

Definition: responsible for, capable of having done
Antonyms: blameless, innocent, irresponsible, unaccountable, unreliable, untrustworthy

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n

An obligation to periodically disclose appropriate information in adequate detail and consistent form to all contractually involved parties.

IN BRIEF: Responsible; expected to explain one's own actions.

Lisa was accountable for keeping good records.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ansvarligt, pligtig til at redegøre for

Nederlands (Dutch)
verantwoordelijk, verklaarbaar

Français (French)
adj. - responsable de

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verantwortlich, Rechenschaft schuldig sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - υπεύθυνος, υπόλογος, εξηγήσιμος, ευεξήγητος

Italiano (Italian)
responsabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - responsável, explicável, justificável

Русский (Russian)
подотчетный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - responsable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ansvarig, förklarlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
应负责的, 可解释的, 有责任的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 應負責的, 可解釋的, 有責任的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 책임이 있는, 변명할 수 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 釈明の義務のある, 責任のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممكن تفسيره أو تعليله, مسؤول, عرضه للمحاسبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אחראי, חייב הסבר, ניתן להסבר‬

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