TRACE
Solar observation mission
Trace connects ideas of following a path and leaving a mark.
A trace is a small remaining sign of something: traces of blood, without a trace.
To trace is to follow the course of something back to its origin: trace your ancestry, trace the source of the leak.
It also means to copy by drawing over lines showing through paper.
As a verb, trace can mean to outline or sketch: He traced the shape with his finger.
A trace amount is barely detectable.
In harness, traces are the straps connecting a horse to what it pulls—the origin of kick over the traces, meaning to rebel against restraint.
Go behind another
search · detect · footprint · scent · spoor · bloodhound · tracker · pathfinder
Faint surviving trace
- remainsContinues in place
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- residueMatter left behind
- hintIndirect suggestion
mark · sign · fragment · relic · imprint · leftover · indication · touch
Summary of key elements
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- transferMove between locations
- stencilCutout pattern for painting
overlay · duplicate · reproduce · carbon paper · contour · silhouette · template · pencil
Remove software errors
- logSectioned tree trunk
- stackItems piled vertically
- backtraceExecution path record
- executionCompleting a planned task
program · code · error · diagnostic · pathway · route · packet · network
follow
Go behind another
find · search · detect · footprint · scent · spoor · bloodhound · tracker · pathfinder · sleuth
vestige
Faint surviving trace
hint · mark · sign · fragment · relic · imprint · leftover · indication · touch · suggestion
outline
Summary of key elements
stencil · overlay · duplicate · reproduce · carbon paper · contour · silhouette · template · pencil · calque
debug
Remove software errors
execution · program · code · error · diagnostic · pathway · route · packet · network · call
ancestry
Family line of descent
origin · bloodline · roots · family tree · pedigree · lineage · forebears · progenitor · ancestor · descendant
amount
Total quantity present
analysis · sample · specimen · mineral · compound · concentration · contaminant · isotope · chemical · marker
- on trackProgressing as intended
- train wreckUtter chaotic disaster
- lost trackFailed to monitor
- train tracksMetal rails for locomotives
- lose trackFail to monitor continuously
- train stationPassenger boarding facility for locomotives
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