tracker
One who follows
A tracker is someone or something that follows a trail or monitors movement.
Hunters and detectives track prey or suspects; fitness trackers monitor steps and heart rate.
In computing, a tracker coordinates file sharing or collects user data across websites.
A tracker can also be a type of music software that sequences sounds in a grid pattern.
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- preyAnimal being hunted
- bloodhoundScent-tracking dog breed
- trapperOne who catches animals
gamekeeper · poacher · snare · ambush · safari · camouflage · scent · spoor
One fleeing authorities
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
- bailCourt-set release payment
- skipTo deliberately exclude
- warrantFormal authorization document
wanted · capture · apprehension · recovery · reward · bondsman · target · pursuit
Professional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- PIInvestigator abbreviation
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
skip-tracer · fugitive · lead · clue · trail · case · pursuit · manhunt
Satellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- locatorThing that finds position
- geolocationDigital position identification
pings · telemetry · chip · implant · collar · microchip · transmitter · signal
Ongoing observation of something
- spyCovert information gatherer
- wiretapHidden listening device
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
intelligence · reconnaissance · profiling · watchlist · privacy · intrusion · spyware · cookie
Systematic examination of datasets
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- metricsStandards for assessment
- loggingRecording system events
- progressMovement toward improvement
milestone · habit · task · budget · expense · time · project · Jira
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- quarryPit for extracting rock
- preyAnimal being hunted
- bloodhoundScent-tracking dog breed
trapper · gamekeeper · poacher · snare · ambush · safari · camouflage · scent · spoor · trail
fugitive
One fleeing authorities
warrant · wanted · capture · apprehension · recovery · reward · bondsman · target · pursuit · locate
detective
Professional crime investigator
- sleuthPrivate investigator
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- PIInvestigator abbreviation
gumshoe · skip-tracer · fugitive · lead · clue · trail · case · pursuit · manhunt · locate
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- locatorThing that finds position
geolocation · pings · telemetry · chip · implant · collar · microchip · transmitter · signal · satellite
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
eavesdrop · intelligence · reconnaissance · profiling · watchlist · privacy · intrusion · spyware · cookie · fingerprinting
analytics
Systematic examination of datasets
progress · milestone · habit · task · budget · expense · time · project · Jira · Trello
steps
Sequential actions in process
Fitbit · Garmin · activity · workout · sleep · distance · goals · sync · app · dashboard
sequencer
Orders signals chronologically
- MIDIElectronic music data standard
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- loopCurve closing on itself
beat · DAW · Amiga · chiptune · MOD · synthesizer · sampler · channel · module
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- espionagespy, spies, double agent, double agents, spying
- safarisafari, safari park, game reserve, game reserves, safari lodge
- indicatorsindicator, gauge, meter, dial, readout
- Menstruationperiod, menstruation, periods, cycle, menstrual
- bounty huntingbounty hunter, fugitive, capture, bail bond, bail bondsman
trackerhider
One who conceals themselves
blocker · concealer · obfuscator · anonymizer · jammer
- on trackProgressing as intended
- lost trackFailed to monitor
- train tracksMetal rails for locomotives
- lose trackFail to monitor continuously
- keep trackMaintain awareness of
- track downFind through persistent effort
track, tracks, tracking, tracked, sidetrack, trackers, sidetracked, sidetracking, untracked