trackedprocess
nounUK /trækt ˈprəʊsɛs/
US /trækt ˈprɑːsɛs/
A tracked process is a job a computer watches closely to see how it is doing.
The teacher showed us the tracked process on the screen so we could see the program was still running.
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2. A process whose progress is recorded step by step so you can check it later.
The factory keeps a tracked process for every package so nothing gets lost.
3. In computing, a running program that the system keeps an eye on and reports about.
The tracked process stopped suddenly, so the app showed an error message.
4. A way of following something from start to finish to make sure it works.
Our class used a tracked process to watch the seeds grow each day.