tracking
tracking Lexical Profile
tracking Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The act or process of following the trail, movements, or progress of a person, animal, or object, often using electronic systems.
"The courier company provides real-time tracking so customers can see where their packages are."
American The practice in education of grouping students into different classes or courses based on their academic ability or achievement.
"The school board debated whether academic tracking helps or hinders student development."
In typography, the uniform adjustment of spacing between all characters in a block of text.
"The graphic designer increased the tracking of the headline to give it a modern, airy look."
The alignment of a vehicle's wheels or of a mechanical pick-up, magnetic tape, or camera moving along a path.
"After hitting a deep pothole, she took her car to the mechanic to have the wheel tracking checked."
• verb
To follow the trail, course, or movements of someone or something in order to find them or note their location (present participle of track).
"Marine biologists are tracking the migration patterns of humpback whales across the Pacific."
To leave a trail of dirt, mud, or moisture on a surface from one's feet or shoes (present participle of track).
"The children kept tracking mud across the freshly mopped kitchen floor."
• Rhymes for tracking
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the verb 'track' (from Old French 'trac', meaning a trace or trail left by an animal or vehicle) combined with the Old English suffix '-ing'.