tracking

noun

track·​ing ˈtra-kiŋ How to pronounce tracking (audio)
1
: the assigning of students to a curricular track
2
: the standard distance between adjacent characters (as in composed text) : letterspacing compare kerning

Examples of tracking in a Sentence

took a class in the tracking of game that the hunters' association offers
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Kalshi, unlike traditional sportsbooks, offers bets in all 50 states and has no legal mandate to sign geolocation deals for advanced customer tracking. Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025 All Apple Watches have basic step tracking, but the Apple Watch SE is Apple’s most affordable option. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025 Downdetector, an outage-tracking website, said in a post on X that more than 800,000 YouTube users reported issues over the course of an hour. Melina Khan, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 The six-county region had 14,476 sales in the month, according to Attom’s tracking of closed transactions involving houses and condos, both existing and newly constructed. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tracking

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tracking was circa 1929

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“Tracking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tracking. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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