tracking

5 definitions • 10 examples

the act of putting students with similar abilities in a group and teaching them together:

Some people object to tracking because it gives an unfair advantage to intelligent children.

the activity of following a person or animal by looking for proof that they have been somewhere or by using electronic equipment:

He is good at hunting and tracking.

The tracking of big game requires a licence.

tracking device She discovered a secret tracking device in her car.

the use of electronic equipment to check where things such parcels or goods that are being sent somewhere are :

The tracking of shipments is lax.

The website provides both product availability information and order tracking.

the activity of recording the progress or development of something over time:

The success of any objective requires the continuous tracking of progress.

It is important to have a national network of disease tracking.

the position of the wheels on a vehicle, or the process of making sure the wheels of a vehicle are in the correct position:

Usually when they balance the wheels they check the tracking.

Wheel alignment, or tracking, is an important part of car maintenance.