3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Track \Track\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tracked}; p. pr & vb n.
{tracking}.]
To follow the tracks or traces of to pursue by following the
marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as to track a deer in
the snow.
It was often found impossible to track the robbers to
their retreats among the hills and morasses.
--Macaulay.
2. (Naut.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a
line men or animals on shore being the motive power; to
tow.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
tracking
n : the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or
marks they left behind [syn: {trailing}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
tracking
The spacing between {characters} in a line of {text}.
This is defined when a {font} is designed but can often be
altered in order to change the appearance of the text or for
special effects.
Tracking should not be confused with {kerning} which deals
with the spacing between certain pairs of characters.
See also {leading}.
(1996-06-07)
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