An analyst records a budget deficit of 9 units as $-9$. A data verification script calculates the same value using the expression $-|-9|$. Which of the following symbols correctly completes the comparison between these two values?

$-9$ ____ $-|-9|$

A company's financial tracking system records a budget deficit of 9 units as $-9$, while a separate auditing software represents a validation check using the expression $-|-9|$. These two mathematical values are exactly equal.

A warehouse management system records an inventory adjustment of 9 units removed as the integer $-9$. To verify this entry, a secondary audit script evaluates the expression $-|-9|$. Arrange the following steps in the correct order to recall the process of simplifying the audit expression and comparing it to the original adjustment value.

Industrial System Data Validation

Match each mathematical term or expression used in a company's automated financial audit with its correct interpretation or simplified value.

General Ledger Audit Expression Recall