Tracing

n. following, tracking; copy made on a superimposed sheet; graphic record made by an instrument

v. follow; find; investigate; follow a program procedure proposition after proposition (Computers)

Tracing may refer to:Tracking and tracing, a process of determining the location and other status of property in transitTracing (law), a process by which a claimant demonstrates the disposition, proceeds, handlers and receivers of property, with the intent to be awarded a claim based on this informationTracing (criminology), originally a subject concerning setting up traces of occurrence of objects generated from trace evidence left in momentary locationsTracing (as with a gun or camera), following the path of an object to perform an action. Tracer ammunition, usually used with machine guns, is used to allow a gunner to trace the path of the bulletsTracing in art, copying a selective part or whole of an object or drawing by laying a transparent or translucent sheet (tracing paper) over the object and following it with an implement such as a pencil or pen, transferring its image onto the sheetTracing (computer graphics), edge detection via algorithms used in digital image processing to automatically generate tracings of objectsTracing (software), a method of debugging in computer programming by reporting the intermediate state of a system, computation or algorithmCall tracing, a procedure in telephony that permits an entitled user to be informed about the routing of data for an established connection
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Noun
1. the act of drawing a plan or diagram or outline
(hypernym) drawing, draftsmanship, drafting
(derivation) trace, draw, line, describe, delineate
2. drawing created by tracing
(synonym) trace
(hypernym) drawing

Noun
1. a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
(synonym) hint, suggestion
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(hyponym) spark
2. an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
(synonym) vestige, tincture, shadow
(hypernym) indication, indicant
(hyponym) footprint
3. a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
(synonym) touch, ghost
(hypernym) suggestion, proposition, proffer
4. drawing created by tracing
(synonym) tracing
(hypernym) drawing
5. either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
(hypernym) line
(part-holonym) harness
6. a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
(hypernym) mark, print
Verb
1. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
(synonym) follow
(hypernym) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass, canvas
(verb-group) watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
2. make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand"
(synonym) draw, line, describe, delineate
(hypernym) mark
(hyponym) construct
(verb-group) draw
(derivation) tracing
3. to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path"
(synonym) retrace
(hypernym) return, go back, get back, come back
4. pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him"
(synonym) hound, hunt
(hypernym) chase, chase after, trail, tail, tag, give chase, dog, go after, track
(hyponym) ferret
5. discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"
(hypernym) detect, observe, find, discover, notice
6. make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the drak forest"; "The women traced the pasture"
(hypernym) proceed, go forward, continue
7. copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern"
(hypernym) copy, re-create
(derivation) tracing
8. read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
(synonym) decipher
(hypernym) read

(n.)
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.
  

(n.)
A regular path or track; a course.
  

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Trace
  

"Technique" akin to Therapeutic Touch. It involves moving the hand or fingers along acupuncture meridians.