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TRAC

TRAC

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A web tool for teams to track tasks and software bugs
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: TRAC
  • Each handbook is managed by Trac, which still allows for end-user contributions but allows for quality control.
  • TRAC data
  • TRAC program
  • TRAC is in use

Examples

  • Examining audit rates by region, the TRAC data reveal an erratic pattern of IRS enforcement.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Data on federal expenditures are taken from an evaluation of government reports provided by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC, 1998) at Syracuse University.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The developers of DRAMBORA used the TRAC criteria in creating their assessment framework.

    Academic text (2012)
  • TRAC is currently under review to become an International Standards Organization (ISO) standard.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The TRAC program uses curricula that meet the National Standards of Learning and brings engineers and other professionals into the classroom as mentors.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Nationwide from 1993 to 1997, about one white-collar defendant was sentenced to prison for every two convicted, according to TRAC data.

    Academic text (1999)
  • A statistical analysis of the TRAC data reveals a systematic relation between the rate of tax audits and the percentage of voters casting a ballot for Clinton.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I'm thinking of integration with third-party tools here, like Basecamp, Trac, Redmine, and other task/ticket trackers.

    Blog text (22)
  • In 2007, the Center for Research Libraries and OCLC published the Trustworthy Repositories Audit and Certification: Criteria and Checklist, known as TRAC, for TDRs.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Software development teams often rely on TRAC to manage their projects and track issues effectively.

Surface Forms

TRAC main

Morphology

TRAC = T + R + A + C

As a product/project name (capitalised acronym/brand), its letters do not transparently decompose into meaningful English morphemes for learners.

Etymology

The word TRAC for the software tool comes from the idea of the word track, meaning 'to follow' tasks and bugs, so the name reminds you that TRAC helps teams follow and manage project work.