tracking

American  

[trak-ing] / ˈtræk ɪŋ /

noun

1. track system.

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tracking British  

/ ˈtrækɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or process of following something or someone

2. electrical engineering a leakage of electric current between two points separated by an insulating material caused by dirt, carbon particles, moisture, etc

3. the way wheels on a vehicle are aligned

4. a function of a video cassette recorder, which adjusts the alignment of the heads in order to achieve the best possible audio and video reproduction from each recording

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Other Word Forms

• mistracking noun

Example Sentences

Suggested tools include qualitative observations, digital tracking, diary studies, and cross-cultural research.

From Science Daily

Meanwhile, a key index tracking activity in the manufacturing sector fell to a 14-month low in December.

From The Wall Street Journal

Do you use a tracking app for diet and fitness?

From The Wall Street Journal

That was higher than indexes tracking hedge-fund performance, as well as the roughly 15% return of the S&P 500 over the same period.

From The Wall Street Journal

This nonlinear optical technique is capable of tracking electron motion on attosecond timescales.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• hunt
• inquiry
• quest