For some types of items, it is important to maintain a history of an item's creation and subsequent modification for audit purposes.

对于某些类型的项，为审核目的而维护项的创建和后续的修改的历史记录是非常重要的。

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Can also be used to log messages for audit or for subsequent data mining.

还可以用于将消息记入日志，以供审核和后续数据挖掘之用。

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Many of the relatives of Californians killed in the Sept. 11 attacks never knew that millions of dollars were raised in their name for college scholarships, and now lawmakers want to give them another chance to apply for money that an Associated Press investigation and subsequent audit found was poorly administered.

NPR: Calif. Families Want Chance At 9/11 Scholarships