shipment tracking

Parcel location updates

Shipment tracking is the process of monitoring a package's location and status as it moves from sender to recipient.

Carriers assign tracking numbers that let customers follow their orders online: I've been refreshing the shipment tracking page all day.

The term covers both the system and the act of using it.

Opposites
visibility/information access

shipment trackinglost in transit

radio silence · information blackout

control/engagement

shipment trackingfire and forget

Requires no post-launch input

trust the process

monitoring/oversight

shipment trackingfire-and-forget

Requires no post-launch input

Family

shipment, tracking

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G