tracking

noun

track·​ing ˈtra-kiŋ How to pronounce tracking (audio)
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1
: the assigning of students to a curricular track
2
: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning

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took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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This kind of tracking is the most accurate but also the most expensive. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Sahoo said one of the strengths of the Stanford study is combining long-term behavioral tracking with analyses of gene activity in tissues including the heart and liver. — Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Its Personalised Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking brings movies and music to life, while USB-C connectivity supports high-resolution lossless audio. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 The plane had taken off from Pensacola about 30 minutes before, according to the tracking site FlightAware. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tracking

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First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of tracking was circa 1929

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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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