navolgbare

Navolgbare is a Dutch adjective meaning capable of being followed or traced, typically used to describe procedures, arguments, or data that can be followed step by step or replicated. The word is formed from navolgen (to follow up or imitate) with the suffix -baar, indicating possibility or capability. In practice, navolgbare processes have explicit steps, documentation, and an audit trail that allow others to understand and reproduce outcomes.

In usage, navolgbare is common in Dutch contexts such as governance, quality assurance, compliance, and research. A navolgbare workflow outlines each action, input, and checkpoint; a navolgbare argumentation chain presents premises and conclusions in a way that a reader can track. In data management, navolgbare datasets emphasize provenance and traceability so data transformations can be reviewed and audited.

In English, the closest equivalents depend on context and may include traceable, reproducible, auditable, or verifiable. The term is primarily found in Dutch-language sources and is not widely used as an English loanword. If encountered in multilingual texts, it may reflect direct Dutch usage or simply indicate a need for translation to a more common term such as traceable or reproducible.