What does tracing mean?

Definitions for tracing
ˈtreɪ sɪŋtrac·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tracingnoun

    the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

  2. tracing, tracenoun

    a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image

  3. tracingnoun

    the discovery and description of the course of development of something

    "the tracing of genealogies"

Wiktionary

  1. tracingnoun

    The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.

  2. tracingnoun

    A record in the form of a graph made by a device such as a seismograph.

  3. tracingnoun

    The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.

ChatGPT

  1. tracing

    Tracing is the act or process of tracking or investigating something, finding out its origins or line of progression. This concept can be applied in many fields such as art, where an artist traces an image onto a new surface, or technology, where one traces the path of information or data. It can also be used to refer to identifying the source of a problem or error, or the pathway of a disease in medicine.

Webster Dictionary

  1. tracing

    of Trace

  2. Tracingnoun

    the act of one who traces; especially, the act of copying by marking on thin paper, or other transparent substance, the lines of a pattern placed beneath; also, the copy thus producted

  3. Tracingnoun

    a regular path or track; a course

Wikidata

  1. Tracing

    In software engineering, tracing is a specialized use of logging to record information about a program's execution. This information is typically used by programmers for debugging purposes, and additionally, depending on the type and detail of information contained in a trace log, by experienced system administrators or technical support personnel and software monitoring tools to diagnose common problems with software. Tracing is a cross-cutting concern. There is not always a clear distinction between tracing and other forms of logging, except that the term tracing is almost never applied to logging that is a functional requirement of a program. Logs that record program usage or operating system events primarily of interest to a system administrator fall in a gray area with regards to terminology. This article deals with tracing that is primarily for debugging or diagnostic purposes.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Tracing

    trā′sing, n. act of one who traces: act of copying by marking on thin paper the lines of a pattern placed beneath: the copy so produced.—n. Trā′cing-pā′per, a transparent paper which, when laid over a drawing, &c., allows the drawing to be seen through it, so that a copy can be made by tracing the lines of the original on the paper.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. tracing

    Is the succession of lines that show the figure of the works, and indicate the direction in which the defensive masses are laid out, in order to obtain a proper defense.

  2. tracing

    Is the succession of lines that show the figure of the works, and indicate the direction in which the defensive masses are laid out, in order to obtain a proper defense.

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  1. carting

  2. crating

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tracing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tracing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of tracing in a Sentence

  1. Karine Jean-Pierre:

    And the CDC has begun full contact tracing.

  2. Jerome Oberrelt:

    Ten months into the outbreak, crucial gaps remain, there is almost no sharing of information for cross-border contact-tracing. Surveillance teams still lack resources for active case-finding.

  3. Daniel Ahmad:

    With a next generation of console gaming on the horizon, Sony will look to showcase titles that take advantage of PS5 features. Sony will need to prove that ray tracing, 3D audio and the new SSD will provide a true next-gen experience for consumers.

  4. Thierry Breton:

    As we approach the travel season, it is important to ensure that Europeans can use the app from their own country wherever they are traveling in the EU, contact tracing apps can be useful to limit the spread of coronavirus, especially as part of national strategies to lift confinement measures.

  5. Jeffrey Shaman:

    A doubling of testing is a start but may be insufficient, regardless these efforts need to be supported by effective contact tracing, which requires a bevy of trained personnel.

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