tracing

1 the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline

2 drawing created by tracing [syn: trace]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪsɪŋ

Noun

1. The reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
2. A record in the form of a graph made by a device such as a seismograph.
3. The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.

Related terms

• trace

Tracing may refer to:

• Tracing (law), a process by which a one demonstrates the ownership of property, with the intent to be awarded a claim based on this information
• Tracing (criminology), a subject concerning setting up traces of occurrence of objects generated from trace evidence left at crime scenes
• Tracing (as with a gun or camera), tracking an object, as with the use of tracer ammunition
• Tracing in art, copying an object or drawing, especially with the use of translucent tracing paper
• Tracing (computer graphics), edge detection via algorithms used in digital image processing to automatically generate tracings of objects
• Tracing (software), a method of debugging in computer programming
• Call tracing, a procedure in telephony that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection
• Dye tracing, tracking various flows using dye added to the liquid in question

In logistics

• Tracking and tracing, a process of monitoring the location and status of property in transit

See also

• Tracking
• Trace
• Tracer
• Ray tracing, a technique in computer graphics for generating an photorealistic image

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