locating
Tracking something down
Locating is the process of finding where something is.
You might spend time locating your keys, locating a leak, or locating the source of a problem.
The word emphasizes the search rather than the discovery: We're still locating all the relevant documents.
Locating with precision
- detectingPerceiving something present
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- findingConclusion from investigation
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
identifying · uncovering · discerning · exposing · encountering · sighting · noticing · perceiving
Satellite-based location technology
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- triangulatingLocating via multiple bearings
- geolocatingDetermining geographic position
- wayfindingNavigating through physical spaces
charting · mapping · compass · latitude · longitude · bearings · directions · landmarks
Device that senses
- sensorInput-detecting device
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
beacon · tracker · LIDAR · infrared · ultrasound · telemetry · satellite · geofencing
pinpointing
Locating with precision
- detectingPerceiving something present
- spottingPerceiving or identifying visually
- findingConclusion from investigation
unearthing · identifying · uncovering · discerning · exposing · encountering · sighting · noticing · perceiving · recognizing
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- triangulatingLocating via multiple bearings
- geolocatingDetermining geographic position
wayfinding · charting · mapping · compass · latitude · longitude · bearings · directions · landmarks · routing
detector
Device that senses
transponder · beacon · tracker · LIDAR · infrared · ultrasound · telemetry · satellite · geofencing · RFID
placing
Putting in position
arranging · installing · deploying · emplacing · anchoring · fixing · settling · stationing · setting · establishing
query
Request for information
- databaseOrganized digital information collection
- retrievalAct of getting back
- indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
lookup · filtering · metadata · geocoding · reverse lookup · directory · registry · records · cross-referencing · matching
- retrievalfetch, fetching, retrieving, recovering, reclaiming
- discoveryfind, finding, discovery, discover, finding out
- placingplacing, positioning, putting, inserting, setting
- orientationorientation, orientation week, O-Week, frosh week, orientation sessions
- perceptionsee, vision, seeing, senses, observing
- establishing positiondigging in, anchoring, fortifying, marking territory, holding ground
locatinglosing
Failing to win
misplacing · mislaying · losing sight of · overlooking · missing
locatingdisplacing
Removing from position
removing · dislodging · uprooting · dislocating · unsettling
locatinghiding
Staying out of sight
concealing · obscuring · camouflaging · burying · masking
- film locationWhere production takes place
- haunted locationsSites of alleged paranormal activity
- location independent
- remote locationIsolated, distant area
- current location
- location servicesPosition-detecting phone feature