contact tracing
📖 Definitions
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the process of identifying and monitoring people who have been exposed to a contagious disease
🔗 Details
Word forms
uncountable
Collocations
contact tracing appdigital contact tracingcontact tracing effortscontact tracing programcontact tracing team
Derivatives
contact tracer
Synonyms
contact investigationcase investigationexposure notification
Commonly confused
contact tracking
EN: 'Contact tracing' is the established public health term for identifying exposed individuals; 'contact tracking' is a less standard variant sometimes used informally.
Spelling tips
EN: Written as two separate words ('contact tracing'), not hyphenated, unless used attributively before a noun (e.g., 'contact-tracing app').
💬 Examples
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Health officials are conducting contact tracing to prevent the spread of the virus.