tracking

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɹækɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ækɪŋ

Noun

tracking (countable and uncountable, plural trackings)

1. The act or process by which something is tracked.
   • 1963, Abraham C. Keller, The Telling of Tales in Rabelais: Aspects of His Narrative Art:

     In volume, the erudite studies of his language, the trackings of his numerous references to persons, places, and things around him, and the reconstruction of the details of his little-known life have occupied the most attention […]

2. (typography) A consistent adjustment of space between individual letters; letterspacing.
3. (education) The division of pupils into separately taught groups by perceived ability level.

   Synonym: streaming

4. (electricity) The synchronization of two or more signals.
5. (electricity) The formation of conductive paths on the surface of an insulating material due to electrical discharges.

Derived terms

• antitracking
• anti-tracking
• bug-tracking
• double-tracking
• eyetracking
• four-tracking
• issue-tracking
• issue tracking system
• pixel tracking
• radio tracking
• single-tracking
• tile tracking
• tracking poll
• tracking resistance
• tracking shot
• tracking stock
• videotracking

 

Related terms

• kerning

Translations

consistent adjustment of space between individual letters

• Finnish: kirjainvälistys (fi)
• Hungarian: betűritkítás
• Irish: rianú m
• Spanish: interletraje, interletrado

Verb

tracking

1. present participle and gerund of track

Further reading

• tracking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Letter-spacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia