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[tracking] TRACKING may refer to:
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** Science and technology
*** Computing
- Tracking, in computer graphics, in match moving (insertion of graphics into footage)
- Tracking, composing music with music tracker software
- Eye tracking , measuring the position of the eye relative to the head
- Finger tracking , measuring the positions of the fingers
- Optical motion tracking , or motion capture, recording the precise movements of objects or people
- Position tracking, monitoring the location of a mechanical system in real-time by counting pulses; see [Incremental encoder]
- Positional tracking , an essential component of augmented reality
- Video tracking , locating an object in each frame of a video sequence
- Mobile phone tracking , monitoring the physical location of a mobile phone
- Internet tracking , analyzing online activity
- Web visitor tracking , the analysis of visitor behavior on a website
- Sleep tracking , monitoring sleeping experience (deep, REM, duration etc.)
*** Life sciences
- Animal migration tracking , performed by attaching a tag to an animal
- GPS animal tracking , to learn about the ecology of an area
- Environmental tracking, a concept developed by the Environmental Investment Organisation to monitor climate change
*** Logistics
- Tracking (commercial airline flight) , the means of tracking civil airline flights in real time
- Package tracking , or package logging, the process of localizing shipping containers, mail and parcel post
- Track and trace , a process of determining the current and past locations and other status of property in transit
- Asset tracking , which provides status of objects of an inventory or mobile stock
- Vehicle tracking system uses GPS to find out about movement and/or location of cars, trucks, and/or other vehicles
*** Other uses in science and technology
- Tracking (particle physics) , measuring the direction and magnitude of the momenta of charged particles
- Tracking, a process of degradation in which tree-like carbonized patterns ( electrical treeing ) appear on an insulator
- Tracking or Toe (automotive) , the symmetric angle that each wheel makes with the long axis of a vehicle
- Video tape tracking , alignment of the magnetic tape of a video recorder with the read head
- Tracking, combining individual radar detections with a radar tracker
- Tracking system , various methods used to monitor moving persons or objects, often remotely
- Tracking transmitter , a device that broadcasts a radio signal that can be detected by a directional antenna
- Target and missile tracking, elements of Go-Onto-Target systems in missile guidance
- Tracking is also used, euphemistically, for surveillance or mass surveillance
- Multitrack recording , a term commonly shortened to "tracking"
** Arts and entertainment
- _Tracking_ (documentary) , a 1994 documentary about the band Phish
- _Tracking_ (novel) , a three-part work by David R. Palmer
- Tracking shot , a filming technique also known as a dolly shot
** Sports
- Tracking (dog) , the act of a dog following a scent trail
- Tracking (freeflying) , in skydiving, the technique of moving horizontally while in freefall
- Tracking (hunting) , the art of learning about a place via animal trails and other environmental evidence
- Tracking trial , a dog competition
** Other uses
- Tracking (education) , separating children into classes according to academic ability
- Tracking (scouting) , a scouting activity focused on observation, stalking, and following a trail
- Tracking, typographers' term for letter-spacing , uniformly increasing or decreasing the space between all letters in a block of text
- Tracking, matching or comparing the performance of a financial portfolio to a stock market index
** See also
- Trace (disambiguation)
- Tracing (disambiguation)
- Track (disambiguation)
- Tracker (disambiguation)
- Tracking software (disambiguation)
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