English Dictionary: tracking | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for tracking | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Track \Track\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tracked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {tracking}.] To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in the snow. It was often found impossible to track the robbers to their retreats among the hills and morasses. --Macaulay. 2. (Naut.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to tow. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
tracking This is defined when a {font} is designed but can often be altered in order to change the appearance of the text or for special effects. Tracking should not be confused with {kerning} which deals with the spacing between certain pairs of characters. See also {leading}. (1996-06-07) |