tracking

noun

track·​ing ˈtra-kiŋ 

1

: the assigning of students to a curricular track

2

: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning

Synonyms of tracking

• pursuit
• tracing

Examples of tracking in a Sentence

took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers

Recent Examples on the Web

If a player went down, Youngman was there to immediately assist, including tracking game details. —Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

In addition to fast tracking salary, fellows benefit from student loan repayment and tuition assistance, travel and rotational trainings, pensions benefits and flexible PTO. —Brandi Bufford, USA Today, 2 June 2026

The combination of computer vision and robotic tracking allows the system to identify and engage mosquitoes automatically without human intervention. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026

The team — Anna Mulderink, Liam Hadden, Alex de Ana Skinner and Fletcher Craig — wants to use real-time puck tracking and haptic feedback in a tablet-like device that would allow visually impaired fans to follow the game. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tracking

• multi-tracking
• tracking shot
• tracking stock

Rhymes for tracking

• backing
• blacking
• clacking
• cracking
• hacking
• jacking
• lacking
• packing
• racking
• sacking
• slacking
• smacking