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Inspection vs Auditing - What's the difference?

inspection | auditing |

As nouns the difference between inspection and auditing

is that inspection is act of examining something, often closely while auditing is the act or result of performing an audit.

As a verb auditing is

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inspection

English

Alternative forms

* enspection * (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of examining something, often closely.
    • Upon closer inspection, the animal turned out to be a dolphin, not a shark!
  • Organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
    • The inspection fined the restaurant's owner because the kitchen was dirty.

    Synonyms

    * examination * scrutiny

    Related terms

    * inspect * inspector

    Anagrams

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    auditing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or result of performing an audit.
  • * 2010 , Larry McMurtry, Duane's Depressed (page 22)
    • He didn't mind Karla auditing courses — in fact, he encouraged it — but he did mind having to audit her auditings , particularly when he had a hangover.