different between pursuit vs tracking

English

Alternative forms

• pursuite (obsolete)

Etymology

Old French poursuite, from the verb porsuir (“to pursue”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p??sju?t/, /p???sju?t/, /p???u?t/, /p????u?t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /p??su?t/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /p?????t/, /p??s??t/

Noun

pursuit (countable and uncountable, plural pursuits)

1. The act of pursuing.
2. A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
3. (cycling) A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
4. (law, obsolete) prosecution

   • That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court.

Synonyms

• (hobby): See also Thesaurus:hobby

Derived terms

Related terms

• pursue

Translations

Further reading

• pursuit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?æk??/

Noun

tracking (countable and uncountable, plural trackings)

1. The act or process by which something is tracked.
   • 1963, Abraham C. Keller, The Telling of Tales in Rabelais: Aspects of His Narrative Art

     In volume, the erudite studies of his language, the trackings of his numerous references to persons, places, and things around him, and the reconstruction of the details of his little-known life have occupied the most attention […]

2. (typography) A consistent adjustment of space between individual letters; letterspacing.
3. (education) The division of pupils into separately taught groups by perceived ability level.

   Synonym: streaming

Derived terms

• four-tracking
• bug-tracking
• issue-tracking

Related terms

• kerning

Translations

Verb

tracking

1. present participle of track

Further reading

• tracking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Letter-spacing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia