Accountability software, or Internet accountability software, is a type of computer software

Application software

Application software, also known as an application or an "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with...

 that provides detailed reports that account for one's actions on the Internet.

Concept

"Internet accountability" is the willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions on the Internet. Accountability software may monitor Internet use on a personal computer, or Internet use by a specific user on a computer. These software applications then generate reports of Internet use viewable by a third party, sometimes called an accountability partner

Accountability partner

An accountability partner is a person who coaches another person in terms of helping the other person keep a commitment. The term is a neologism and has gained relatively wide use since the 1990’s. The term is often used by Christians where the accountability partner helps a person adhere to a...

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