

provenance
/ˈpɹɒ.və.nəns/ /ˈpɹɑ.və.nəns/



noun
The copy history of a piece of data, or the intermediate pieces of data utilized to compute a final data element, as in a database record or web site (data provenance)

noun
The execution history of computer processes which were utilized to compute a final piece of data (process provenance)


