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
Example Sentences
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That means spending the day tracking social media for signs of another reversal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
When the pet tracking company failed to get hold of the owner, Mahon searched online for 'missing cat Bodhi December 2021' and said she had found Arme's Facebook appeal.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
By tracking the fluorescence, they could quickly determine whether the virus continued to replicate.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
Maxwell-Jolly said the analysis he conducted replicated an internal, unpublished department report tracking vision services between 2015 and 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
“That’s the device that sends out your electronic signal. If we can remove your Transmitter, you’ll be able to run away whenever you want, without anyone tracking you.”
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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