tracking

T1R1A1C3K5I1N1G2
/ˈtɹækɪŋ/

noun

The act or process by which something is tracked.

CommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nountracking (countable and uncountable, plural trackings)

plural trackings

  1. countableuncountableThe act or process by which something is tracked.

    In volume, the erudite studies of his language, the trackings of his numerous references to persons, places, and things around him, and the reconstruction of the details of his little-known life have occupied the most attention […]

    1963, Abraham C. Keller, The Telling of Tales in Rabelais: Aspects of His Narrative Art
  2. countableuncountablemediaA consistent adjustment of space between individual letters; letterspacing.
  3. countableuncountableeducationThe division of pupils into separately taught groups by perceived ability level.

    Synonyms: streaming

  4. countableuncountablebusinessThe synchronization of two or more signals.
  5. countableuncountablebusinessThe formation of conductive paths on the surface of an insulating material due to electrical discharges.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of track

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe division of pupils into separately taught groups by perceived ability level.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounthe pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish kirjainvälistys
  • kirjainvälistysconsistent adjustment of space between individual letters
Hungarian betűritkítás
  • betűritkításconsistent adjustment of space between individual letters
Irish rianú
  • rianúconsistent adjustment of space between individual letters
Spanish interletraje, interletrado
  • interletrajeconsistent adjustment of space between individual letters
  • interletradoconsistent adjustment of space between individual letters

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: tracking on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.