(chiefly attributive) The automatic capture of the originating numbers of incoming calls to a particular telephone number.

plural of trace horse

Alternative form of contact trace.

simple past tense and past participle of contact-trace

(botany) Synonym of leaf trace

plural of trace element

A translucent paper on which may be traced the design of whatever it is placed on.

The work of a skip tracer; the attempt to locate an individual who has deliberately disappeared.

plural of trace italienne

(computer graphics) A technique that produces realistically shaded images by projecting imaginary light rays to determine which parts of an object should be illuminated.