tracking device
Location monitoring gadget
A tracking device is an object that transmits or records its location, allowing someone to monitor where it goes.
GPS trackers attached to vehicles, ankle monitors worn by parolees, and tags on wildlife all qualify.
The term often carries surveillance connotations: She found a tracking device hidden under her car.
Smartphones function as tracking devices whether users realize it or not.
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- beaconGuiding light source
- locatorThing that finds position
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
chip · surveillance · monitor · ankle monitor · ping · satellite · antenna · collar · tag · implant · stalker · big brother · spy · coordinates · location · blip · radar · trace
- protectionbodyguard, armor, gloves, security guard, shield
- trackerssmart tag, step counter, food diary, Fitbit, Garmin
- Military Sensorssensor, early warning radar, infrared sensor, thermal imager, night vision
- transmitterstransmitter, radio transmitter, FM transmitter, wireless transmitter, broadcast antenna
- vehicle securitycar alarm, steering wheel lock, immobilizer, wheel clamp, wheel lock
- falconryfalcon, falconer, hood, gauntlet, jesses
tracking devicesignal jammer
Broadcasts interference to block signals
GPS jammer · cloaking device · Faraday cage · burner phone · stealth technology
tracking devicedecoy
False target for misdirection
false trail · smoke screen · vanishing act · disappearance · blind spot
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