track and trace

noun

A process of determining the current and past locations (and other information) of a unique item or property.

“The phone was tracked and traced back to Bob.”

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Meanings

nountrack and trace (uncountable)

alternative tracking and tracing

  1. uncountableA process of determining the current and past locations (and other information) of a unique item or property.
verbtrack and trace (third-person singular simple present tracks and traces, present participle tracking and tracing, simple past and past participle tracked and traced)

present singular third person tracks and traces · participle present tracking and tracing · participle past tracked and traced · past tracked and traced · alternative tracking and tracing

  1. To keep or have a record of an item's location using track and trace.

    The phone was tracked and traced back to Bob.

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APA

track and trace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/track%20and%20trace

MLA

“track and trace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/track%20and%20trace. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “track and trace,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/track%20and%20trace.

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