tracking tag
Item finding device
A tracking tag is a small device attached to an object, animal, or person to monitor location or movement.
Wildlife researchers use tracking tags on migratory animals; retailers embed them in merchandise to prevent theft.
The term also applies to digital markers—snippets of code that follow user behavior across websites: The site uses tracking tags to serve targeted ads.
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- radio frequencyBroadcast spectrum wavelengths
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- locatorThing that finds position
- beaconGuiding light source
chip · collar · wildlife · wildlife conservation · microchip · pet microchip · label · monitor · surveillance · antenna · signal · implant · scanner · barcode · inventory · supply chain · logistics · migration
tracking tagsignal jammer
Broadcasts interference to block signals
GPS jammer · anonymizer · Faraday cage · cloaking device · off-grid
tracking taginvisibility cloak
Garment rendering wearer unseen
dead zone · untraceable · camouflage · blind spot · off-grid
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