Audit

Noun

 * 1) An examination in general.
 * 2) A judicial examination.
 * 3) An independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures
 * National Assembly audit
 * 1)  Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics.

Verb

 * 1) 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
 * 2) To attend an academic class on a not-for-academic-credit basis.

Thesaurus
accountancy; accounting; analysis; auditing; balance; balance the books; bookkeeping; check; check and doublecheck; check out; check over; checkup; collate; confirm; control; corrective; cost accounting; cost system; cost-accounting system; cross-check; demonstrate; double-check; double-entry bookkeeping; inspect the books; inspection; inventory; investigation; monetary arithmetic; overhaul; perlustration; probe; prove; recheck; review; scan; scrutiny; single-entry bookkeeping; survey; take account of; take stock; test; triple-check; validate; verify; view