tracing
finding out where something came from, where it went, or how it changed over time
The process of following evidence, records, a path, or a development in order to find where something came from, went, or how it developed.
copying a picture or letter by drawing on top of its lines
The activity of copying a picture, shape, letter, or line by drawing over or along its visible outline, often through transparent paper or on a screen.
a copy of a picture or shape made by tracing it
A copy, outline, or drawing made by tracing an original image, pattern, inscription, or shape.
recording what a system or program does so people can find problems
In computing and engineering, the process of recording detailed information about events, requests, signals, or program execution so that a system can be analyzed or debugged.
a line graph from a medical machine, such as a heart test
A graphical record produced by a medical or scientific instrument, especially one showing electrical activity, movement, or a changing measurement over time.
- Base: tracing
- Plural: tracing, tracings
asset tracing
1locating hidden or disputed assets
finding where money or property is and who controls it
- The court ordered asset tracing to find money moved out of the company.
- Asset tracing revealed a series of transfers through shell companies.
- The firm specializes in asset tracing after large fraud cases.
- Asset tracing finds where money or property went.
call tracing
1identifying a call source
finding where a phone call came from
- Police used call tracing to identify where the emergency call came from.
- The phone company can activate call tracing for repeated threatening calls.
- Call tracing showed that the number had been spoofed.
- Call tracing can show where a call came from.
contact tracing
1identifying exposed disease contacts
finding people who may have caught a disease from someone else
- Contact tracing began as soon as the measles case was confirmed.
- The clinic used contact tracing to warn people who might have been exposed.
- Effective contact tracing can help slow the spread of an outbreak.
- Contact tracing helps stop disease.
- The hospital started contact tracing.
distributed tracing
1monitoring requests across services
a way for developers to follow one request through many connected computer services
- Distributed tracing showed that the checkout request slowed down in the inventory service.
- Engineers use distributed tracing to debug microservices.
- The platform added distributed tracing to make production errors easier to investigate.
- Distributed tracing helps developers follow one request through many services.
ray tracing
1realistic light simulation
a way for computers to make light and reflections look realistic
- Ray tracing makes reflections and shadows look more realistic in games.
- The new graphics card can handle real-time ray tracing.
- The film studio used ray tracing to render the glass and water effects.
- Ray tracing makes computer images look real.
skip tracing
1locating a hard-to-find person
finding someone who is hard to find, often because they owe money or are avoiding people
- The agency used skip tracing to find a tenant who had left without paying rent.
- Skip tracing combines public records, credit data, and interviews.
- A private investigator handled the skip tracing for the law firm.
- Skip tracing helps find people who are hiding.
tracing paper
1transparent copying paper
thin paper you can see through, used to copy drawings
- She laid tracing paper over the sketch and copied the design.
- The sewing pattern was printed on thin tracing paper.
- Students used tracing paper to compare the two maps.
- I need tracing paper for art class.
- Put the tracing paper over the picture.