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'''Tracking''' may refer to:<br />
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== Science and technology ==<br />
=== Computing ===<br />
* Tracking, in computer graphics, in [[match moving]] (insertion of graphics into footage)<br />
* Tracking, composing music with [[music tracker]] software<br />
* [[Eye tracking]], measuring the position of the eye relative to the head<br />
* [[Finger tracking]], measuring the positions of the fingers<br />
* [[Optical motion tracking]], or motion capture, recording the precise movements of objects or people<br />
* Position tracking, monitoring the location of a mechanical system in real-time by counting pulses; see {{slink|Incremental encoder|Position tracking}}<br />
* [[Positional tracking]], an essential component of augmented reality<br />
* [[Video tracking]], locating an object in each frame of a video sequence<br />
* [[Mobile phone tracking]], monitoring the physical location of a mobile phone<br />
* [[Internet tracking]], analyzing online activity<br />
* [[Web visitor tracking]], the analysis of visitor behavior on a website<br />
* [[Sleep tracking]], monitoring sleeping experience (deep, REM, duration etc.)<br />
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=== Life sciences ===<br />
* [[Animal migration tracking]], performed by attaching a tag to an animal<br />
* [[GPS animal tracking]], to learn about the ecology of an area<br />
* Environmental tracking, a concept developed by the [[Environmental Investment Organisation]] to monitor climate change<br />
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=== Logistics ===<br />
* [[Tracking (commercial airline flight)]], the means of tracking civil airline flights in real time<br />
* [[Package tracking]], or package logging, the process of localizing shipping containers, mail and parcel post<br />
* [[Track and trace]], a process of determining the current and past locations and other status of property in transit<br />
* [[Asset tracking]], which provides status of objects of an inventory or [[Mobile asset management#Asset tracking technology|mobile stock]]<br />
* [[Vehicle tracking system]] uses GPS to find out about movement and/or location of cars, trucks, and/or other vehicles<br />
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=== Other uses in science and technology ===<br />
* [[Tracking (particle physics)]], measuring the direction and magnitude of the momenta of charged particles<br />
* Tracking, a process of degradation in which tree-like carbonized patterns ([[electrical treeing]]) appear on an insulator <br />
* Tracking or [[Toe (automotive)]], the symmetric angle that each wheel makes with the long axis of a vehicle<br />
* [[Video tape tracking]], alignment of the magnetic tape of a video recorder with the read head<br />
* Tracking, combining individual radar detections with a [[radar tracker]]<br />
* [[Tracking system]], various methods used to monitor moving persons or objects, often remotely<br />
* [[Tracking transmitter]], a device that broadcasts a radio signal that can be detected by a directional antenna<br />
* Target and missile tracking, elements of [[Missile guidance#GOT systems|Go-Onto-Target systems]] in missile guidance<br />
* Tracking is also used, euphemistically, for [[surveillance]] or [[mass surveillance]]<br />
* [[Multitrack recording]], a term commonly shortened to "tracking"<br />
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== Arts and entertainment ==<br />
* [[Tracking (documentary)|''Tracking'' (documentary)]], a 1994 documentary about the band Phish<br />
* [[Tracking (novel)|''Tracking'' (novel)]], a three-part work by David R. Palmer<br />
* [[Tracking shot]], a filming technique also known as a dolly shot<br />
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== Sports ==<br />
* [[Tracking (dog)]], the act of a dog following a scent trail<br />
* [[Tracking (freeflying)]], in skydiving, the technique of moving horizontally while in freefall<br />
* [[Tracking (hunting)]], the art of learning about a place via animal trails and other environmental evidence<br />
* [[Tracking trial]], a dog competition<br />
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== Other uses ==<br />
* [[Tracking (education)]], separating children into classes according to academic ability<br />
* [[Tracking (scouting)]], a scouting activity focused on observation, stalking, and following a trail<br />
* Tracking, typographers' term for [[letter-spacing]], uniformly increasing or decreasing the space between all letters in a block of text<br />
* Tracking, matching or comparing the performance of a financial portfolio to a [[stock market index]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Trace (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Tracing (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Track (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Tracker (disambiguation)]]<br />
* [[Tracking software (disambiguation)]]<br />
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