tracer

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Synonyms: trace, tracker, trader, racer, bracer, traced, traces, trucer, tracey, trager, traceur

Antonyms: trace, tracker, trader, racer, bracer, traced, traces, trucer, tracey, trager, traceur

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|chemistry}} A [[compound]], [[element]], or [[isotope]] used to track the progress or history of a natural process.
2. A round of [[ammunition]] for a [[firearm]] that contains [[magnesium]] or another [[flammable]] substance arranged such that it will burn and produce a visible trail when fired in the [[dark]].
3. The act or state of tracking or investigating something.
4. A request to trace the movements of a person or an object, such as a shipment.
5. A person who [[trace]]s something.
6. A [[device]] or [[instrument]] used to assist in making [[tracing]]s.
7. {{lb|en|computing}} A process that traces something, such as the path of execution of a program during debugging.

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