contact-tracing

A form of contact tracing — The process of identification of persons ("contacts") who may have come into contact with a person carrying an infectious disease.

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Meanings

nouncontact-tracing (countable and uncountable, plural contact-tracings)

plural contact-tracings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of contact tracing.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of contact-trace
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APA

contact-tracing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact-tracing

MLA

“contact-tracing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact-tracing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contact-tracing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contact-tracing.

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