tracking
US /ˈtrækɪŋ/UK /ˈtrækɪŋ/
Definition
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Please enter your ten-digit tracking number on our website to see the current location of your package.
Word Family
Synonyms
- monitoringthe act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)
- tracingthe act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
Collocations
- Easy order tracking numberto order tracking number, meaning to give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
- Medium real-time shipment trackingdescribing real-time shipment tracking (of or relating to computer systems that update information at the same rate they receive information)
- Hard automated inventory tracking systemto automated inventory tracking system, meaning to make automatic or control or operate automatically
- Very Hard clandestine tracking of illicit capital flightdescribing clandestine tracking of illicit capital flight (conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.