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TQ Digital Entertainment TQ Digital Entertainment (Chinese: 天晴数码娱乐; Pinyin: Tiān Qíng Shùmǎ Yúlè) is an MMOG development company based in Fuzhou, China. The company was founded in 1999 by Chinese American Liu Dejian.
TQFP TQFP, or thin quad flat pack, is a type of IC packaging designed for use in space-conscious applications such as PC cards. TQFP-packaged chips are thinner than PQFP-packaged chips, with a thickness of either 1.
Tra Boger Trawick Jerome "Tra" Boger (born July 25, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He signed with the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2006, but was released from the team on September 2, 2006 after failing to make the final roster He was signed to a contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers] on January 9, 2007.
Tra le sollicitudine Tra le sollicitudine was a motu proprio issued in 1903 by Pope Pius X, possibly co-written by Don Lorenzo Perosi, in which the Pope set forth new regulations for the performance of music in the Roman Catholic Church. These reforms were essentially conservative, reaffirming the primacy of Gregorian chant, which had largely fallen out of favor, and the superiority of Renaissance polyphony, especially that of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, over other, later polyphonic music.
Tra Telligman Tra "Trauma" Telligman (pronounced 'tray') (born February 7, 1965 in Dallas, Texas) is an American mixed martial artist who has fought both in Japan and the USA. He is best known for his bouts in the UFC.
Trabant The Trabant was an automobile formerly produced by East German auto maker VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau in Zwickau, Saxony. It was the most common vehicle in East Germany, and was also exported to other socialist countries.
Trabboch railway station Trabboch railway station was a railway station serving the village of Trabboch, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station was originally part of the Annbank to Cronberry Branch on the Glasgow and South Western Railway.
Trabecula A trabecula (plural trabeculae) is a small, often microscopic, tissue element in the form of a small beam, strut or rod, generally having a mechanical function, and usually but not necessarily composed of dense collagenous tissue.
Trabeculectomy Trabeculectomy is a surgical procedure used in the treatment of glaucoma to relieve intraocular pressure by removing part of the eye's trabeculum. It is the most common conventional surgery performed for glaucoma.
Traboule Traboules (from Latin transambulare via vulgar Latin trabulare meaning "to cross") are a type of passage way associated with the city of Lyon, France (although a few also exist in Chambery, France as well). In Lyon, they were originally used by silk manufacturers and other merchants to transport their products.
Trabuco Canyon, California Trabuco Canyon is a small, unincorporated community in Orange County, California, with a population of only a few thousand. It is home to an Orange County landmark, Cook's Corner, a 60-year-old restaurant popular with bikers.
Trabuco Hills High School Trabuco Hills High School is a high school in Mission Viejo, California, United States and is the largest school in the Saddleback Valley Unified School District in terms of attendance, with 3,128 students enrolled as of the 2006-2007 school year. The school has served the area since 1985 with its first graduating class in 1987.
Trabzon Trabzon, formerly known as Trebizond (Modern Greek]: Τραπεζούντα, Trapezoúnta; [[Ancient Greek: , Trapezoûs), is a city on the Black Sea coast of northeastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. It lies astride the road from Istanbul to Iran and was an important meeting point for international trade.
Trace (artist) Duncan Hutchison, better known as DJ Trace, is a British electronic music artist, disc jockey, and founder of dsci4 records. Hutchison is famous for being one of the originators of the Techstep genre of Jungle/Drum and Bass.
Trace (linguistics) In generative linguistics, a trace is a notional "ghost" of a syntactic entity that can be regarded as being in an utterance for the purposes of syntactic analysis. It is the result of the movement of a linguistic expression from its initial position in the course of a transformation.
Trace (semiology) The trace in semiotics is a concept developed by post-structuralist theorists to denote the history that a sign carries with it as the result of its use through time. Words like "black", for example, carry the trace of all their previous uses with them, making them sensitive, loaded words when used in any context.
Trace (tack) In transport, a trace is one of two, or more, straps, ropes or chains by which a carriage or wagon, or the like, is drawn by a harness horse or other draught animal. This definition results in the saying: to kick over the traces.
Trace amine Trace amines are endogenous compounds structurally related to classical biogenic amines, such as catecholamines, serotonin and histamine. Trace amines include p-tyramine, β-phenylethylamine, tryptamine, and octopamine, and are found in the nervous systems of animals from insects to mammals.
Trace amine-associated receptor Trace amine-associated receptors, abbreviated TAAR and previously abbreviated TAR and TA, are a class of G protein-coupled receptors identified in 2001. These receptors have gained considerable interest in academic and phamaceutical industry research as putative endogenous receptors for trace amines, metabolic derivatives of classical biogenic amines.
Trace Adkins Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins (born January 13, 1962) is an American country music singer from Sarepta, Louisiana. Some of his hits include "Rough and Ready", "Arlington", "Every Light in the House", "Hot Mama", "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk", and "Swing".
Trace Armstrong Raymond Lester Armstrong (born October 5, 1965 in Bethesda, Maryland) is a former American Football defensive End who played for three teams in his career in the National Football League. He led the NFL in quaterback sacks in 2000 with the Miami Dolphins.
Trace Ayala Juan Ayala III ("Trace"), born on 26 November 1980 in Memphis, Tennessee, is an American fashion designer and entrepreneur based in Los Angeles. He is best known, however, as a lifetime friend of pop singer Justin Timberlake, their mothers also being lifelong friends.
Trace evidence Trace evidence is evidence that is found at a crime scene in small but measurable amounts. Examples of typical trace evidence include hairs, fibers, soils, botanical materials, gunshot residue, explosives residue, and volatile hydrocarbons (arson evidence).
Trace Elliot Trace Elliot established operation in the UK during the 1970s as a specialty bass amplifier manufacturer and later expanded to acoustic and electric guitar amplification. Musicians and retailers throughout the world laud Trace Elliot's unique circuitry and unmistakable performance, and professional bassists such as Mark King of Level 42, solo bassist Jonas Hellborg, John Entwistle of The Who, Steve Harris of Iron Maiden, Bill Wyman and Doug Wimbish are among the many artists who have endorsed Trace Elliot products during its history.
Trace fossil Trace fossils, also called ichnofossils (IPA: , , meaning "trace" or "track") are structures preserved in sedimentary rocks that record biological activity. While we are most familiar with relatively spectacular, fossilized hard-part remains such as shells and bones (known as body fossils), trace fossils are often less dramatic, but nonetheless very important.
Trace fossil classification Trace fossil classification is ostensibly based upon a similar framework to the classification of organisms. In trace fossil nomenclature a Latin binomial name is used, just like in animal and plant taxonomy, with a genus and specific epithet.
Trace gas The term trace gas refers to a gas or gasses which make up less than 1% of the earth's atmosphere. Nitrogen makes up approximately 78% of the atmosphere with oxygen accounting for approximately a further 21%.
Trace heating Electric trace heating, also called "heat trace" and "heat tape", is a system used to heat pipes. Trace heating consists of a long cable-like electrical heating element run in physical contact along the length of a pipe.
Trace italienne The trace italienne is a style of fortification that was developed in Italy in the late 15th and early 16th century in response, primarily, to the French invasion of the Italian peninsula. The French army was equipped with new cannons and bombards that were able to easily destroy traditional fortifications built in the Middle Ages.
Trace metal Trace metals are metals in extremely small quantities, almost at the molecular level, that reside in or are present in animal and plant cells and tissue. They are a necessary part of good nutrition, although they can be toxic if ingested excess quantites.
Trace vector decoder Trace vector decoder is a system that uses a microprocessor's trace mode to decode encrypted code just-in-time before it is executed and possibly re-encrypt it after the execution. It can be used to enforce copy protections for some computer systems.
Traceability matrix In a software development process, a Traceability Matrix is a table that correlates any two baselined documents that require a many to many relationship to the determine completeness of the relationship. It is often used with high-level requirements (sometimes known as Marketing Requirements) and detailed requirements of the software product to the matching parts of high-level design, detailed Design, test plan, and test cases.
Traceability of genetically modified organisms The traceability of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) describes a system that ensures the forwarding of the identity of a GMO from its production to its final buyer. Traceability is an essential prerequisite for the co-existence of GM and non-GM foods, and for the freedom of choice for consumers.
Tracee Talavera Tracee Talavera was a member of the United States 1980 Olympics women's gymnastics team which did not compete due to President Jimmy Carter's boycott of the games in the Soviet Union to protest the invasion of Afghanistan. She is a Mexican-American.
TracePro TracePro® is a general ray tracing program for illumination analysis, optical analysis, radiometry analysis, and photometry analysis. It is the first optics software to be based on the industry-standard ACIS solid modeling kernel from Spatial, Inc.
Tracer ammunition Tracer ammunition (tracers) use special bullets that are modified to accept a small pyrotechnic charge in their base. Ignited upon firing, the composition burns very brightly making the projectile visible to the naked eye.
Traces Traces is a collection of short stories written by British sci-fi author Stephen Baxter. Unlike similar collections such as Vacuum Diagrams and Phase Space, it is not related to any particular series by Baxter (as, for example, Vacuum Diagrams is related to his Xeelee Sequence).
Traces of Death Traces of Death is a 1993 direct-to-video release of various footage similar to the style of Faces of Death. Unlike Faces of Death, Traces consists mostly of actual footage depicting death and torture of people and animals.
Traces of Sadness Traces of Sadness is the second album by the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja. Released in June of 2004, the album included the hit singles "Tough Enough", "Liar" and "When the Indians Cry".
Traces series 'Traces' is a series of books written by author Malcolm Rose, about the adventures of Forensic Investigator Luke Harding and his Mobile Aid To Law And Crime, Malc. So far their have been 4 books released with another due out next year.
Tracey Belbin Tracey Belbin OAM (born June 24, 1967 in Tingalpa, Queensland) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. There she won the gold medal with the Women's National Team.
Tracey Curro Tracey Curro (born 19??) is an Australian journalist who was a newsreader for TV stations GMV-6, QTQ-9 and ATV-10 before reporting for the Seven Network's Beyond 2000, a science-technology show, and then 60 Minutes, the Australian version of the current affairs show.
Tracey Emin Tracey Emin (born 3 July, 1963) is an English artist of Turkish Cypriot origin, one of the so-called Young British Artists (YBAs), also known as Britartists. She has succeeded in equalling, if not surpassing, Damien Hirst among the YBAs in terms of notoriety among the general public.
Tracey Fuchs Tracey Claire Fuchs (born November 3, 1966 in Centereach, New York) is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Team USA finished in eighth and last position.
Tracey Gold Tracey Gold (born Tracey Claire Fisher on May 16, 1969 in New York City) is an American actress, best known for playing Carol Seaver on the 1980s sitcom Growing Pains. Her sister is the actress Missy Gold, who appeared on Benson.
Tracey Hall Tracey Hall, or Tracey Hall Yarbough, is a former women's basketball player for Ohio State University. She became the Big-Ten's first two time Kodak All-American team member competing in 1987 and 1988 List of All-American Team members by Year list of team members first Big-Ten two times member.
Tracey Hoyt Tracey Hoyt is a Canadian voice actress and alumna of York University and the Second City National Touring Company (Toronto), possessing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Performance. She played the first North American voice of Rini in the Sailor Moon R series.
Tracey Childs Tracey Childs (born 30 May 1963 in London) is an English actress, best known for playing Lynne Howard in the 1980s drama series Howards' Way. More recently, she has appeared in Born and Bred as Linda Cosgrove and as Patty Cornwall in Hollyoaks.
Tracey Kelusky Tracey Kelusky (born September 9, 1975 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League and the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse. He became captain of the Roughnecks in the 2003-2004 season and led them to the NLL championship.
Tracey Kibre Tracey Kibre is a fictional character on the now defunct Law & Order: Trial by Jury, portrayed by Bebe Neuwirth. A tough, focused prosecutor, Kibre has worked for the Manhattan District Attorney's Office for fifteen years and is a stark contrast to the lead ADAs in the other three Law & Order series.
Tracey Larson Tracey Larson (born May 1, 1978 in Lower Bucks, Pennsylvania) is a field hockey player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. Playing as a midfielder, the former student of the Penn State University was a member of the team, that won the silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Tracey Mann Tracey Mann (1957, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) is an Australian actress. She has appeared in a number of films such as The Scarecrow (1982 film) but is most notable for her appearances in Australian soaps and dramas such as Flying Doctors and more recently as Jill Lawson in Home and Away.
Tracey McBean Tracey McBean is a series of children's books drawn and written by Mary Small and Arthur Filloy about Tracey McBean, a young female inventor who was the protagonist and main character in the series. It is also the name of an animated children's television series produced by Southern Star Entertainment, which aired from 2001 to 2005 on ABC Kids in Australia.
Tracey McFarlane Tracey Danielle McFarlane (born July 20, 1966) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Her teammates in that race were Beth Barr (backstroke), Janel Jorgensen (butterfly), and Mary Wayte (freestyle).
Tracey Miller Tracey Miller (circa 1954 – October 7, 2005) was a radio personality, editorial writer, and newspaper editor, who worked for much of her radio career on stations in the Los Angeles area. From 1990 to 1993 Miller and Terri-Rae Elmer co-hosted KFI's TNT in the Morning, the first morning-drive show in a major market to feature two women in the lead roles.
Tracey Moberly (Sanders-Wood) Tracey Moberly (Sanders-Wood), is an artist, Co-owner of The Foundry a gallery performance space and bar on Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch and radio host /producer on The Foundry's Late, Late Breakfast show on Resonance 104.4FM
Tracey Neville Tracey Neville (born 21 January, 1977 in Bury, Greater Manchester) is one of England's best netball players. She has represented her country since 1993 and has competed for England in the 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Tracey Ross Tracey Ross (born Linda Ross February 27, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an actress best known for roles on the soap operas Ryan's Hope (1985-1987) and Passions (1999-) and was a winner in the Spokesmodel category in the television series Star Search.
Tracey Sketchit In the fictional world of Pokémon, is a Pokémon watcher and artist (his first name derives from 'trace', his last is a combination of the phrase 'sketch it'). Assisted by his Pokémon Marill and Venonat, Tracey searches for Pokémon, makes notes on them, and draws them.
Tracey Spicer Tracey Spicer is an Australian journalist, and for the last decade has worked as a major national anchor for Network Ten's National bulletins. Prior to presenting the national news, Tracey was the co-host of the 5pm news in Brisbane.
Tracey Ward Tracey Ward is one of the longest serving presenters on BBC WM, having been on the air for over 12 years. Tracey currently presents Tracey's Jail Mail - a live weekly letter based programme for prison inmates and their families in Birmingham, the Black Country, Coventry and Warwickshire on BBC WM and BBC Coventry and Warwickshire.
Tracey Wilkinson Tracey Wilkinson is a British actress primarily known for her role as Di Barker, later Grayling, later Fenner and finally known as Barker once more, in the series Bad Girls. She joined the prison drama in Series 2 as a prison officer new to G-Wing, but by the end of her time on the programme (Series 7) Di was herself behind bars in the prison in which she had served as an officer, suspected of killing her third husband, corrupt Wing (latterly promoted to Acting Prison) Governor, Jim Fenner (played by Jack Ellis) - though she was apparently in fact innocent of the crime.
TracFone Wireless TracFone Wireless or TracFone is a wireless provider that provides prepaid wireless service. The service allows a customer to buy airtime units to use on selected phones by Nokia, LG and Motorola pursuant to a licensing agreement.
Traci Abbott Connelly Traci Ann Abbott Romalotti Carlton Connelly is a fictional character on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless. She has been played by actress Beth Maitland since 1982, (with a few breaks in between) and from 2001 to the present, on recurring status.
Traci Dinwiddie Traci Dinwiddie (born December 22, 1973 in Anchorage, Alaska) is an American actress of film. She has appeared in films including Summer Catch (2001), Black Knight (2001), The Notebook (2004) and End of the Spear (2006).
Traci Lords Traci Lords (born Nora Louise Kuzma on May 7, 1968), also known as Traci Elizabeth Lords and Tracy Lords, is an American film actress. She first achieved notoriety for her underage appearances in pornographic films and Penthouse magazine (she was 15 years old in her first film), later becoming a television and B-movie actress.
Traci, I Love You Traci, I Love You was Traci Lords's final adult film and also the only legal (American) film to be made while she was over the age of 18. It was produced in Cannes, France, two days after her 18th birthday, making it the only one legally available in the United States, due to child pornography laws.
Tracie Young Tracie Young (born 1965, Derby, United Kingdom) was a pop singer in the 1980s. She began her singing career at a mere 17 years of age, when she was discovered by Jam leader Paul Weller through a newspaper ad for his new Respond label.
Tracing * In logistics, tracing is the process of uniformly generating a sample of traces of objects that are forwarded to, processed for, applied in or disposed of usage. The obtained trace hence is a map depicted or the coordinates listed retrospectively from the reckoned events of occurrence of the respective object.
Tracing (law) In law tracing is a process by which a claimant demonstrates what has happened to his/her property, identifies its proceeds and those persons who have handled or received them, and asks the court to award a proprietary claim against the property, or an asset substituted for the original property or its proceeds. Tracing allows transmission of legal claims from the original assets to either the proceeds of sale of the assets or new substituted assets.
Tracing (software) In software engineering, tracing is a specialized use of logging to record information about about a program's execution. This information is typically used by programmers for debugging purposes, and additionally, depending on the type and detail of information contained in a trace log, by experienced system administrators or technical support personnel to diagnose common problems with software.
Tracing wheel A tracing wheel is a sewing tool that is used to transfer markings from patterns onto fabric using tracing paper. Such markings might include pleats, darts, buttonholes, notches or placement lines for appliques or pockets.
Track & Field Athlete of the Year The Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award is an annual prize handed out to athletes participating in track and field competitions. The election is organised by the highly rated sportsmagazine Track & Field News since 1959 on the men's side, and among the women since 1974.
Track & Field II Track & Field II is the sequel to Track & Field created by Konami for the NES in 1988. It still continues the Olympic-themed sports events, but adds more realism by choosing a country for the player to represent.
Track ballast Track ballast, consisting of gravel, cinders or other aggregate, forms the trackbed upon which railroad ties (US) or railway sleepers (UK) are laid. It is used to facilitate drainage of water, and to create an even running surface.
Track bicycle A track bicycle is a type of fixed-gear bicycle specially designed for track cycling in a velodrome. Unlike road bicycles, used for road cycling, they lack multiple gears and brakes, having a single fixed gear ratio and no freewheeling mechanism.
Track brake Track brakes are a form of brakes unique to railborne vehicles. The braking force derives from the friction resulting from the application of wood or metal braking shoes directly to the tracks (as the name suggests).
Track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially-built banked tracks or velodromes (but many events are held at older velodromes where the track banking is relatively shallow) using track bicycles.
Track II diplomacy Track II diplomacy is a specific kind of informal diplomacy, in which non-officials (academic scholars, retired civil and military officials, public figures, and social activists) engage in dialogue, with the aim of conflict resolution, or confidence-building.This sort of diplomacy is especially useful after events which can be interpreted in a number of different ways, both parties recognize this fact, and neither side wants to escalate or involve third parties for fear of the situation spiraling out of control.
Track lighting Track lighting is defined as lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights are many different styles to fit any decor. Track lights are a convenient and versatile way to provide task or accent lighting, directed to shine on a specific area or subject.
Track marshal Track marshals have a long history in motor racing in running of racing events, even at more amateur levels such as the racing of go carts. They are responsible for the safety of competitors, and their presence is to aid them in the case of any collisions, accidents or track problems.
Track Records Track Records is a record label founded in 1966 by Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp (managers of The Who). Artists whose works appeared on the Track label included Jimi Hendrix, Arthur Brown, John's Children, Marsha Hunt and Thunderclap Newman.
Track Rock Track Rock is located in the Track Rock Gap Archaeological Area in the Brasstown Ranger District of the Chattahoochee National Forest in Georgia. This 52-acre area contains preserved petroglyphs of ancient Native American origin that resemble animal and bird tracks, crosses, circles and human footprints.
Track shoe Track spikes are shoes used at most athletics (track and field) events. They are lightweight shoes with spikes screwed into their bottom, or spike plate, in order to maximize traction (and therefore performance) when running or jumping.
Track stand The track stand is a technique that bicycle riders can use to stay balanced on their bicycles without putting a foot down and while moving only minimal distances. The term originated from use of the technique by track cyclists prior to starting, or as a tactic in track sprinting whereby riders will initially ride very slowly and manouevre across the track in an effort to get their rival to take the lead so that they can then draft or slipstream behind.
Track transition curve A Track transition curve, or spiral easement, is a mathematically calculated curve on a section of highway, or railroad track, where a straight section changes into a curve. It is designed to reduce the effects of centrifugal force experienced by users.
Track warrant Track warrants are systematized permissions used on some rail lines instead of or in addition to signals. Train crews communicate by radio with the dispatcher and receive track warrants either for a certain distance (the warrant covering the beginning and ending mileposts of this section) or period of time.
Track+ Track+ is a general-purpose project-management tool. Since Track+ is web-based and used to be open-source software, it is also the bug tracking tool of choice for many projects, both open source and proprietary.
Track0 Track0 is a terminate-and-stay-resident DOS program that allows users to revive floppy disks with defective first tracks by swapping it with another track under the hood. With DOS, the first track of a floppy disk is used to store system information.
Trackboyz Trackboyz are a hip-hop producing duo consisting of Mark "Tar Boy" Williams and Joe "Capo" Kent. Among the hits they have engineered include Nelly's "Air Force Ones" (#3 on the Billboard Hot 100), D12's 40 oz and J-Kwon's "Tipsy" (#2).
Trackdown Trackdown was a Western television series running from 1957 to 1959 that featured Robert Culp as gunslinger Hoby Gilman, a law enforcer hunting down criminals all over the west. Steve McQueen first appeared as bounty-hunter Josh Randall in an episode of this series; McQueen's own western TV series, Wanted: Dead or Alive was a spin-off of Trackdown launched the following year.
Tracker (TV series) Tracker is the story of Daggon, an alien life form who lands on Earth from the planet Cirron in a bid to capture 218 prisoners who had escaped from the planet SAR TOP in the Migar Solar System in the form of "life forces" then took over various human identities. He lands in an abandoned field in the outskirts of Chicago where he takes on the form of an underwear model, Cole, who he sees on a billboard.
Tracker action Tracker action is a term used in reference to pipe organs to indicate a mechanical linkage between the key pressed by the organist and the valve that allows air to flow into pipe(s) of the corresponding note. This is in contrast to electrical or electro-pneumatic actions, which connect the key to the valve via an electrical link or an electrically assisted pneumatic system respectively.
TrackerPod A TrackerPod® is a small robotic tripod for webcams. It connects to a computer via a USB port, and allows movement of a webcam (that is, pan and tilt), both by the person using the computer, and also by another person somewhere else in the world who is viewing the webcam over the Internet.
Tracking (hunting) Tracking in hunting is the science and art of observing a place through animal footprints and other signs, including: tracks, beds, chews, scat, hair, etc. Specifically, mapping a changing landscape and soaking up sensory data like a sponge.
Tracking (particle physics) In particle physics, the tracking is the act of measuring the direction and magnitude of charged particles momenta. The particles entering a tracker (the device used for tracking), release part of their energy in the device: the tracker has to be finely segmented in order to be able to reconstruct with good precision where the particle passed.
Tracking (typography) In typography, tracking is the manipulation of space between a group of letters (or glyphs) to optimize the typeset density of a block of text. Tracking is also known as letter spacing, or character spacing, especially in reference to computer typesetting.
Tracking and Data Relay Satellite A Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) is a one of a network of communications satellites used by NASA and other United States government agencies for communication to satellites or the International Space Station. The system was designed to replace an existing network of ground stations that had supported all of NASA's manned flight missions.
Tracking and tracing In logistics, tracking and tracing is the concept of locating property that is being forwarded from an origin to a destination through various hubs and passing along spokes, and determining the location and other status of such object.
Tracking beacon (Star Wars) In the fictional Star Wars universe, tracking beacons (also called homing beacons) are electronic devices that are attached to subjects the user wishes to follow or hunt down. They work by sending out a signal from wherever they are, and can even be tracked through hyperspace, as is the case with the Millennium Falcon and the Slave I in Episodes IV and II, respectively.

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