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(1) A single song or musical composition on a CD or as a download. See online music store.

(2) The metal interconnecting pathways on a chip that tie the transistors, resistors and capacitors together. There can be eight or more layers of tracks on a chip (integrated circuit). See MOSFET.

(2) The storage channel on a disk or tape. On magnetic disks (hard, floppy, Zip, etc.), tracks are concentric circles. CD and DVD tracks have one continuous, spiral-shaped channel starting near the center and moving outward. On magnetic tapes, tracks are parallel lines along the length of the tape. Helical scan tapes use diagonal lines (see helical scan).

On magnetic devices, bits are recorded as reversals of polarity in the magnetic surface. On optical media, the bits are recorded either as physical pits under a clear, protective layer or as changes in the reflectivity of the material. See magnetic disk and optical disc.

Tracks and Sectors

On disk, tracks are concentric circles. On tape, they are generally parallel with the length, although helical scan tracks run diagonal.

Track Width

The width of a track is wider than the bit length. At the beginning of the 21st century, the state-of-the-art was more than 30,000 tracks per inch (tpi).

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noun

1. A visible sign or mark of the passage of someone or something: print, trace, trail. See marks.
2. Evidence of passage left along a course followed by a hunted animal or fugitive: scent, spoor, trail. See marks, smells/good smells/bad smells/smell.
3. A course of action to be followed regularly: round (often used in plural), routine. See usual/unusual.

verb

1. To follow the traces or scent of, as in hunting: trace, trail. See marks, seek/avoid.
2. To keep (another) under surveillance by moving along behind: dog, follow, shadow, trail. Informal bird-dog, tail. See precede/follow.
3. To go across: cross, pass, transit, traverse. See move/halt.

phrasal verb - track down

To pursue and locate: hunt down, nose out, run down, trace. Idioms: run toearthground. See get/lose.

Idioms beginning with track:
track down
track record

See also cover one's tracks; drop in one's tracks; fast track; follow in someone's footsteps (tracks); inside track; jump the track; keep (lose) track; make tracks; off the beaten track; off the track; one-track mind; on the right tack (track); right side of the tracks; stop cold (in one's tracks).

A U-shaped member, attached to the floor and/or ceiling; used to receive metal studs for a partition, or to guide a sliding partition, door, curtain, etc.

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(DOD) 1. A series of related contacts displayed on a data display console or other display device. 2. To display or record the successive positions of a moving object. 3. To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance therefrom. 4. To keep a gun properly aimed, or to point continuously a target-locating instrument at a moving target. 5. The actual path of an aircraft above or a ship on the surface of the Earth. The course is the path that is planned; the track is the path that is actually taken. 6. One of the two endless belts on which a full-track or half-track vehicle runs. 7. A metal part forming a path for a moving object; e.g., the track around the inside of a vehicle for moving a mounted machine gun.

as in: running track
sign description: Both modified A hand face each other and make a twisting motion.

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Train tracks can represent certain commonly accepted attitudes or ways of doing things. A dream about an athletic track often indicates some form of competition. Race tracks, on the other hand, are more about the feeling that one's life is a race (the "rat race"). The meaning of tracks in a dream might also be drawing on familiar idioms, such as "off the beaten track," "on the right track," or "to lose track" of something.

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i. The projection on the earth’s surface of the path of an aircraft, the direction of which path at any point is usually expressed in degrees from North (true, magnetic or grid) (ICAO). It is indicated by a line marked on the master flight chart with two arrows or another agreed-upon designator.
ii. To display or record the successive positions of a moving object.
iii. To lock onto a point of radiation and obtain guidance from there.
iv. A series of related contacts displayed on a plotting board.



v. The path followed by a tip of a propeller or rotor blade as it rotates.
vi. The distance measured as a straight line between the outer points of contact of the starboard and the port main wheels. In a bogie-wheel configuration, the distance between the geometric centers of the two main bogies. Similarly, if there are outriggers or skids, then the center of their contacts will constitute a track.



vii. To lock onto a source of radiation and obtain guidance from that same source. See semiactive homing guidance.
viii. To follow a desired track.
ix. To observe or plot the path of something moving, such as an aircraft or a rocket, by one means or another, such as by telescope or radar. It is said of persons or of the electronic equipment, that the observer, or the radar, tracked the aircraft.

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verb
verb, Austral

1: to track with To go out with (a member of the opposite sex); to court. (1910 —) .
D. Stuart Maybe some married couple'll move in with a daughter for you to track with (1978). noun

2: US A ballroom or dancehall. (1945 —) .
Malcolm X I dig your holding this all-originals scene at the track (1965).

3: A line on the skin made by repeated injections of an addictive drug; usu. in pl. (1964 —) .
J. Mills Whaddya mean, lemme see your tracks? I'm a pros, man, I shoot up in my thighs (1972).

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For a list of words related to track, see:

• Equipment and Resources - track: path for runners, usu. oval
• Building and Machine Parts - track: belt or tread that guides line of motion
• Other hardware and supplies
• Memory and Data Storage - track: concentric circle on disk or drum surface for storage of data at designated address
• Performance, Airplay, and the Recording Industry - track: one song on album; single recording; each element of instrumental music behind vocals
• Sound Reproduction Technology - track: one channel on multitrack recorder
• Individual Sports and Competitive Events
• Hunting Practice and Techniques - track: (vb) follow scent left by animal
• Mood and Intent - track: follow the footprints or path of
• Secrecy and Concealment - track: (vb) follow traces of and observe secretly; trail
• Order, Hierarchy, and Systems - track: course or sequence of argument or discussion

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See words rhyming with "tracker."

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - spor, sti, bane, vej, kurs, atletik, linie
v. tr. - spore, efterspore, lave mærker på
v. intr. - gå, vandre, trække

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    dække sine spor
• in one's tracks    i nogens (fod)spor
• keep track of    holde rede på, holde kontakt med
• lose track of    tabe kontakten med
• make tracks    stikke af, styrte afsted
• off the track    på afveje, på vildspor
• on the right track    på rette vej
• on the track of    på sporet af
• on the wrong track    på gale veje
• track and field    friidræt
• track down    opspore, forfølge
• track events    løbekonkurrence
• track record    banerekord, tidligere meritter

2.
v. tr. - drage (en pram)

Nederlands (Dutch)
spoor, pad, baan, nummer, het spoor volgen van, opsporen

Français (French)
1.
n. - empreintes, traces, (lit, fig) trace, trajectoire, piste, route, sentier, chemin, (Sport) piste, (Rail) voie ferrée, (US) quai, (Mus) morceau, chanson, (Audio, Comput) piste, (Aut) chenille, voie, écartement de voie, tringle, rail, (US, École) groupe de niveau
v. tr. - suivre la trace de, suivre la progression/trajectoire de
v. intr. - (Cin) faire un travelling

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    brouiller les pistes
• in one's tracks    (suivre) la voie tracée par (qn)
• keep track of    se tenir au courant de, tenir à jour, suivre le fil de, suivre les mouvements de
• lose track of    perdre la trace de, perdre de vue, perdre le fil de
• make tracks    se diriger, partir
• off the track    divaguer, dépister (qn)
• on the right track    (être) sur la bonne voie
• on the track of    (être) sur la piste de/sur les traces de, (être) en bonne voie
• on the wrong track    faire fausse route
• on track    comme prévu
• track and field    athlétisme
• track down    retrouver
• track events    compétition d'athlétisme
• track record    antécédents, antécédents professionnels

2.
v. tr. - remorquer un canöe (du rivage)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Fährte, Spur, Pfad, Weg, Bahn, Gleis, Nummer, Rille, Kette, Spurweite, Kurs
v. - verfolgen, nachvollziehen, in der Wagenspur bleiben, eine Spur hinterlassen

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    seine Spur verwischen
• in one's tracks    auf der Stelle, sofort
• keep track of    auf der Spur bleiben, den Überblick bewahren, auf dem laufenden bleiben
• lose track of    aus den Augen verlieren, den Überblick verlieren, nicht mehr auf dem laufenden sein
• make tracks    sich auf die Socken machen, türmen
• off the track    vom Thema ab
• on the right track    auf der richtigen Spur
• on the track of    auf der Spur von
• on the wrong track    auf der falschen Spur
• on track    auf der Spur
• track and field    Leichtathletik
• track down    aufspüren, auf die Spur kommen
• track events    Laufwettbewerbe
• track record    bisherige Leistung

2.
v. - treideln, (von Land aus) schleppen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μονοπάτι, ατραπός, πέρασμα, δρομάκι, ράγα, σιδηροτροχιά, σιδηροδρομική γραμμή, διάβα, στίβος (αγωνισμάτων), πίστα, διάδρομος, τροχιά, πορεία, διαδρομή, πατημασιά, ίχνος, αχνάρι, ερπύστρια (τρακτέρ), κανάλι εγγραφής (σε ταινία), τραγούδι σε άλμπουμ
v. - ιχνηλατώ, ακολουθώ, παρακολουθώ, καταδιώκω, ανιχνεύω, εντοπίζω τροχιά

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    συγκαλύπτω τα ίχνη μου
• in one's tracks    στον τόπο, επί τόπου
• keep track of    παρακολουθώ την πρόοδο ή εξέλιξη του, βρίσκομαι σε επαφή
• lose track of    χάνω τα ίχνη του
• make tracks    παίρνω δρόμο
• off the track    εκτός θέματος, σε λάθος κατεύθυνση
• on the right track    στο σωστό δρόμο/κατεύθυνση
• on the track of    επί τα ίχνη του
• on the wrong track    σε λάθος δρόμο/κατεύθυνση
• track and field    αγωνίσματα δρόμου και στίβου, αθλητισμός
• track down    εντοπίζω, ανακαλύπτω
• track events    αγωνίσματα δρόμου
• track record    (αθλητ.) προηγούμενες επιδόσεις, (μτφ.) προϊστορία, παρελθόν

Italiano (Italian)
binario, pista, solco, sentiero, canzone

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    coprire la proprie tracce
• in one's tracks    sulle tracce di
• keep track of    seguire
• lose track of    perdere d'occhio
• make tracks    svignarsela
• off the track    fuori argomento
• on the right track    sul buon cammino
• on the track of    sulle orme di
• on the wrong side of/across the tracks    nei quartieri poveri
• on the wrong track    sulla pista sbagliata
• track and field    atletica leggera
• track down    rintracciare
• track events    gare atletiche
• track record    precedenti

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rastro (m), pegada (f), pista (f), trajeto (m), vestígio (m)
v. - trilhar, apanhar, capturar

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    encobrir, despistar
• in one's tracks    no próprio lugar
• keep track of    não perder de vista
• lose track of    não saber de
• make tracks    dar o fora, fugir
• off the track    fora do assunto, descarrilado
• on the right track    na pista certa
• on the track of    na pista de
• on the wrong side of/across the tracks    no lado pobre da cidade
• on the wrong track    na pista errada
• track and field    atletismo
• track down    apanhar, capturar, seguir a pista de
• track events    concurso atlético, investigar os acontecimentos
• track record    registro criminal

Русский (Russian)
след (зверя), проселочная дорога, тропа, курс, путь, колея, рельсовый путь, (спорт.) легкая атлетика, гусеничная цепь (танка)

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    "заметать следы"
• in one's tracks    по следам
• keep track of    быть постоянно осведомленным о ком/чем-л.
• lose track of    потерять осведомленность о происходящем
• make tracks    (разг.) уйти впопыхах
• off the track    уклонение от темы
• on the right track    действовать в правильном направлении
• on the track of    по следам
• on the wrong side of/across the tracks    в бедной части города
• on the wrong track    действовать в неправильном направлении
• track and field    соревнования по легкой атлетике
• track down    выследить (и поймать) зверя/преступника, навести справки
• track events    соревнования по легкой атлетике
• track record    перечень деятельности/ достижений спортсмена/фирмы/организации

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - vía, trayectoria, recorrido, huella, estela, camino, sendero, pista, rumbo, tema musical, pieza
v. tr. - rastrear, seguir la pista, perseguir, trazar, trillar, recorrer, atravesar, dejar un rastro de pisadas
v. intr. - avanzar por, ir por, seguir

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    no dejar rastros
• in one's tracks    en seco, allí mismo
• keep track of    seguir de cerca, vigilar
• lose track of    perder la noción de, perder de vista, perder la pista de
• make tracks    largarse, irse rápidamente
• off the track    descarrilado, distraído, despistado
• on the right track    por buen camino
• on the track of    seguir la pista de
• on the wrong track    por mal camino
• on track    en el camino correcto
• track and field    atletismo, deportes de campo y pista
• track down    localizar, perseguir y atrapar, averiguar el origen de
• track events    atletismo en pista
• track record    historial, hoja de servicios

2.
v. tr. - sirgar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spår, fotspår, bana, stig, väg
v. - spåra, följa spåret

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
行踪, 足迹, 轨道, 小径, 小道, 跟踪, 沿着走, 追踪, 走过, 通过, 走, 留下足迹

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    掩盖行动, 藏匿自己的行踪或计划
• in one's tracks    就地, 当场, 立刻
• keep track of    记录
• lose track of    失去...的线索
• make tracks    匆匆离去, 跑开, 赶快走
• off the track    出轨, 失去踪迹, 离题
• on the right track    循着正确的路线, 正确地
• on the track of    跟踪着..., 掌握着...行动踪迹
• on the wrong track    循着错误的路线, 错误地
• track and field    田径运动
• track down    查获
• track events    径赛
• track record    记录

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 行蹤, 足跡, 軌道, 小徑, 小道
v. tr. - 跟蹤, 沿著走, 追蹤, 走過, 通過
v. intr. - 追蹤, 走, 留下足跡

idioms:

• cover one's tracks    掩蓋行動, 藏匿自己的行蹤或計劃
• in one's tracks    就地, 當場, 立刻
• keep track of    記錄
• lose track of    失去...的線索
• make tracks    匆匆離去, 跑開, 趕快走
• off the track    出軌, 失去蹤跡, 離題
• on the right track    循著正確的路線, 正確地
• on the track of    跟蹤著..., 掌握著...行動蹤跡
• on the wrong track    循著錯誤的路線, 錯誤地
• track and field    田徑運動
• track down    查獲
• track events    徑賽
• track record    記錄

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 지나간 자취, 작은 길, 경마로
v. tr. - 추적하다, 따라가다, 선로를 깔다
v. intr. - 앞 바퀴 자국을 뒷바퀴가 따라가다, 걸어 다니다

idioms:

• in one's tracks    그 자리에서, 갑자기
• keep track of    ~을 염두에 두다, 계속 감지하고있다
• make tracks    가버리다, 도망치다
• track down    탐지하다

2.
v. tr. - (배를) 밧줄로 끌다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 通った跡, わだち, 小道, 決まったやり方, 進路, トラック, トラック競技, 鉄道線路, キャタピラ
v. - 跡をつける, 探知する, 足跡を付ける, 靴で持ち込む

idioms:

• in one's tracks    その場で, 直ちに
• make tracks    急ぐ, 追いかける
• off the track    臭跡を失って, 脱線して
• on the right track    妥当で
• on the track of    追跡して
• track and field    陸上競技
• track down    追いつめる, 突き止める
• track events    トラック種目
• track record    陸上競技の成績, 実績

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) درب, طريق, مجاز, أثر (فعل) يتعقب, يقتفي ألأثر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עקבות, עקב, סימנים, נתיב, מסלול, דרך, מסילה, מסלול-מירוץ לסוסים, כלבים וכו', פסי-רכבת, זחל, שרשרת‬
v. tr. - ‮הלך בעקבות, עקב אחרי, הותיר עקבות, הפנה תלמיד לקורס מסוים‬
v. intr. - ‮הלך באותן עקבות, צילם תוך תנועה‬
v. tr. - ‮גרר (סירה) על הגדה לאורך נתיב מים‬

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