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tracking

noun
track·​ing | \ ˈtra-kiÅ‹ How to pronounce tracking (audio) \

Definition of tracking

: the assigning of students to a curricular track

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Examples of tracking in a Sentence

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

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Uber uses internal tracking tools that gauge brand sentiment in real time and tracks data from outside polling firms, according to former employees who declined to give their names due to separation agreements with the company. Faiz Siddiqui, BostonGlobe.com, "Even after Uber’s IPO, the long shadow of #DeleteUber still looms," 29 Aug. 2019 On the wall specifically, Politico and Morning Consult’s August tracking poll shows that a 54 percent majority of Americans believe the border wall should be a low priority or not constructed at all. Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, "The Border Wall Is Trump’s High Crime," 29 Aug. 2019 When the key fob cloning attack against Tesla's Model S cars first came to light a year ago, the company emphasized that its vehicles have a GPS tracking feature that stymies thieves. Andy Greenberg, WIRED, "Hackers Could Steal a Tesla Model S by Cloning Its Key Fob—Again," 27 Aug. 2019 And remember, the First Order has ship-tracking technology. Eliana Dockterman, Time, "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker," 26 Aug. 2019 In 2018, Congress passed another tracking law, this time to try to stanch the flow of fentanyl coursing through the mail. Anchorage Daily News, "How fentanyl flowed through the U.S. Postal Service and across the southern border," 25 Aug. 2019 Flying drones over urban and suburban environments is where the money is going to be made in services from package delivery to pet tracking. Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, "What Happens When a Drone Crashes Into Your Face?," 22 Aug. 2019 Even a suicide prevention group came under fire for online tracking. Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, "Suicide attempts are hard to anticipate. A study that tracks teens’ cellphone use aims to change that," 21 Aug. 2019 Humanyze is hardly alone—employee-tracking technology is big business. Rose Eveleth, Scientific American, "Your Employer May Be Spying on You—and Wasting Its Time," 16 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of tracking

circa 1929, in the meaning defined above

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