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paper trail
paper trailn. Informal A series of documents providing evidence of one's actions: "Judges leave a paper trail, a track record of opinions that tell, literally, where they are coming from" (Ellen Goodman).pa′per trail`
n. a written or printed record, as of transactions or judicial opinions, esp. when used to incriminate someone. [1975–80] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  paper trail - the written evidence of someone's activities; "this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information"written account, written record - a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events |
paper trail
paper trailPhysical or digital documentation of a person's activities. The con artist wrote fraudulent checks all over the state, leaving a paper trail for police to follow. Frank swore that he wasn't using the company's computer for illegal activities, but the digital paper trail he left proved otherwise.See also: paper, trail*paper trailFig. a series of records that is possible to examine to find out the sequence of things that happen. (*Typically: have ~; leave ~; make ~.) The legal department requires all these forms so that there is a paper trail of all activity.See also: paper, traila paper trail A paper trail is written evidence of someone or something's activities. Police investigations found a paper trail of checks that were written on false bank accounts. Unlike conventional voting systems, many electronic systems leave no paper trail to allow results to be double-checked.See also: paper, trailpaper trail
Words related to paper trailnoun the written evidence of someone's activitiesRelated Words- written account
- written record
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