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See Also:

• present participle of track.

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

Derived Forms

• mistracking
  noun

Example Sentences

There are many benefits to going with one of these screenless options, namely better battery life and fewer distractions, though they lack the GPS tracking and access to emergency services available in smartwatches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

After a decade and a half of tracking my fitness, I’ve settled on using these devices to identify long-term trends and help me build better habits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Mexico reported 1,717 active cases as of early May, while Panama’s caseload has grown so severe since its 2023 onset that officials have abandoned individual case tracking.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Investors in funds tracking microcaps and small-caps make broader plays than they do with the large-cap indexes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

All human beings are capable of the sort of intellectual activity that tracking requires, and when we investigate a problem we are engaged, as the realists claim, in a sophisticated version of the same activity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Related Words

• hunt
• inquiry
• quest