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tracing

noun

  1. specialized use of logging to record information about a program's execution, which is typically used by programmers for debugging purposes
  2. act of following to the source
  3. act or process of making a physical copy on an over-laid transparent surface
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈtɹeɪsɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing.

  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.
  4. A regular path or track; a course.

verb

Etymology: From Middle English tracyng; equivalent to trace + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of trace