tracking
Following a trail
Tracking is following movement or progress over time.
You track a package, track your spending, or track an animal through the woods.
In education, tracking sorts students into ability groups.
In audio and video, tracking refers to alignment—a VCR's tracking adjustment kept the picture from rolling.
Website tracking monitors user behavior: Disable tracking to protect your privacy.
To lose track of something is to lose awareness of it.
Pit for extracting rock
- preyAnimal being hunted
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- scentAirborne odor detected
- spoorAnimal's passage evidence
bloodhound · trail · pursuit · snare · gamekeeper · poacher · camouflage · ambush
Surveillance camera network
- wiretapHidden listening device
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- spyCovert information gatherer
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
monitoring · bugging · intelligence · reconnaissance · stakeout · tail · shadowing · undercover
Goods being transported
- packageWrapped item for delivery
- parcelWrapped item for shipping
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- freightGoods being transported
cargo · order · inventory · consignment · barcode · RFID · manifest · dispatch
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- letterspacingInter-character spacing adjustment
- baselineStandard for comparison
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
font · glyph · optical · metrics · justification · paragraph · line
Systematic examination of datasets
- metricsStandards for assessment
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- KPIMeasurable performance target
- conversionAct of changing states
engagement · pixel · cookies · attribution · funnel · session · pageview · heatmap
Self-adjusting lens clarity
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- cameraImage capturing device
- subjectMatter under discussion
- continuousWithout pause or gap
servo · lock · eye · face · cinematic · gimbal · stabilization · panning
quarry
Pit for extracting rock
spoor · bloodhound · trail · pursuit · snare · gamekeeper · poacher · camouflage · ambush · blinds
CCTV
Surveillance camera network
eavesdrop · monitoring · bugging · intelligence · reconnaissance · stakeout · tail · shadowing · undercover · informant
shipment
Goods being transported
freight · cargo · order · inventory · consignment · barcode · RFID · manifest · dispatch · courier
kerning
Letter-pair spacing adjustment
- leadingGuiding or pacing type
- letterspacingInter-character spacing adjustment
- baselineStandard for comparison
alignment · font · glyph · optical · metrics · justification · paragraph · line
analytics
Systematic examination of datasets
conversion · engagement · pixel · cookies · attribution · funnel · session · pageview · heatmap · retention
autofocus
Self-adjusting lens clarity
continuous · servo · lock · eye · face · cinematic · gimbal · stabilization · panning · dolly
mixing
Combining into one mass
- panningLateral camera traverse
- multitrackMultiple parallel recording channels
- overdubAdd audio layers post-recording
stem · channel · layer · recording · DAW · session · fader · bouncing · separation · isolation
capture
Take into custody
- animationTechnique creating movement illusion
- sensorInput-detecting device
- markerSomething that signals location
mocap · skeletal · rigging · keyframe · CGI · VFX · performance · body · facial · optical
- conservationconservation, wildlife, endangered, habitat, sanctuary
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, hunting license, hunting season
- logisticsshipping, delivery, warehouses, warehousing, shipment
- postal servicespost office, mail, stamps, delivery, packages
- productivityproductivity, checking off, prioritization, finishing, output
- courier servicepackage, parcel, dispatch, pickup, delivery
trackingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
losing · losing sight of · neglecting · disregarding · overlooking
trackinglosing track
Failing to monitor
mismanaging · disorganizing · muddling · confusing · scrambling
- fast trackingAccelerating a process deliberately
- shipment trackingMonitoring goods in transit
- tracking downSearching until found
- tracking numberShipment identification sequence
- expense trackingRecording what you spend
- tracking deviceTool revealing location