tracking

noun

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

Examples of tracking in a Sentence

took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
Recent Examples on the Web While launching nationwide in just over 2,000 cinema, Back to Black is far less commercial in scope than a biopic such as Rocketman or Bohemian Rhapsody and may only open to $4 million to $6 million, according to pre-release tracking. Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024 On their sites, these companies embedded the Meta Pixel, a small piece of tracking software that shares visitors’ information with Facebook. Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for tracking 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
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 23 May. 2024.

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