audit vs study

audit

noun
  • An examination in general. 

  • Spiritual counseling, which forms the core of Dianetics. 

  • A judicial examination. 

  • The result of such an examination, or an account as adjusted by auditors; final account. 

  • 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 

verb
  • To counsel spiritually. 

  • To attend an academic class without the opportunity to receive academic credit. 

  • 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 

  • To examine and adjust (e.g. an account). 

study

noun
  • The act of studying or examining; examination. 

  • A room in a house intended for reading and writing; traditionally the private room of the male head of household. 

  • The human face, bearing an expression which the observer finds amusingly typical of a particular emotion or state of mind. 

  • Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning. 

  • Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration. 

  • An endgame problem composed for artistic merit, where one side is to play for a win or for a draw. 

  • An artwork made in order to practise or demonstrate a subject or technique. 

  • An academic publication. 

  • A piece for special practice; an étude. 

  • One who commits a theatrical part to memory. 

verb
  • To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. 

  • To acquire knowledge on a subject with the intention of applying it in practice. 

  • To look at minutely. 

  • To review materials already learned in order to make sure one does not forget them, usually in preparation for an examination. 

  • To take a course or courses on a subject. 

  • To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. 

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