tracking
nounUK /ˈtræk.ɪŋ/
US /ˈtræk.ɪŋ/
Following someone or something by looking at the marks they leave.
The tracker used footprints for tracking the deer through the forest.
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2. Keeping a record of how something changes over time.
She uses an app for tracking her daily steps.
3. The way a school puts students into groups by ability.
The school uses tracking to place students in math classes.
4. The marks or lines left by something moving.
The tracking of the tires showed in the soft mud.