tracking
Americannoun
noun
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the act or process of following something or someone
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electrical engineering a leakage of electric current between two points separated by an insulating material caused by dirt, carbon particles, moisture, etc
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the way wheels on a vehicle are aligned
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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
Other Word Forms
- mistracking noun
Vocabulary lists containing tracking
Example Sentences
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The internal watchdog said a lack of tracking could leave the program susceptible to fraud and make people less likely to report it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Further supporting this view, academic research shows that active managers, who construct their own stock portfolios rather than passively tracking an index, tend to generate negative risk-adjusted returns once their management fees are considered.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
They also play a critical role in real-world situations such as search and rescue efforts and tracking oil spills.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Another person who recently left the company said the tracking tool is "just the latest way they're shoving AI down everyone's throat".
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
I started tracking them, and pretty soon I found the herd.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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