tracking

noun

track·​ing ˈtra-kiŋ 

1

: the assigning of students to a curricular track

2

: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning

Synonyms

• chase
• chasing
• dogging
• following
• hounding
• pursuing
• pursuit
• shadowing
• tagging
• tailing
• tracing
• trailing

Examples of tracking in a Sentence

took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers

Recent Examples on the Web

Particularly, our talent acquisition team recently implemented smart applicant tracking systems (ATS) to simplify their work. —Son Nguyen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025

Avoid wearing metal and electrical objects such as jewelry, hair clips, watches, mobile phones, and tracking devices. —Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 20 Feb. 2025

The Cubs are currently carrying a luxury tax payroll around $217 million, according to FanGraphs’ tracking system, and Hoyer has indicated that the budget for baseball operations is close to maxed out at the moment. —Patrick Mooney, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025

The next move will be field testing with radar and optical tracking of real targets with a semi-autonomous system with a human operator controlling some aspects of tracking. —David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tracking

• multi-tracking
• tracking shot
• tracking stock