Phrase guide

contact tracing

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of identification of persons ("contacts") who may have come into contact with a person carrying an infectious disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: epidemiology, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of contact trace

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 接觸者追蹤 /接触者追踪 (jiēchùzhě zhuīzōng) — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Dutch: bron- en contactonderzoek — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Finnish: kontaktinjäljitys — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • French: contact tracing — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • French: recherche des contacts — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • German: Kontaktverfolgung — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • German: Kontaktnachverfolgung — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • German: Kontaktpersonennachverfolgung — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Greek: ανίχνευση επαφών (aníchnefsi epafón) — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Hebrew: חקירה אפידמיולוגית (khakirá epidemiyologít) — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Hungarian: kontaktkutatás — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Hungarian: kontaktkövetés — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Irish: rianú teagmhálacha — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Italian: tracciamento dei contatti — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Italian: contact tracing — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Italian: rintracciamento dei contatti — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Khmer: ការតាមដានទំនាក់ទំនង (kaa taam daan tumnĕək tumnɔɔng) — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Korean: 접촉자 추적 (jeopchokja chujeok) — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Macedonian: следење на изложеност (sledenje na izloženost) — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Māori: whakatewhatewha pānga — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kontaktsporing — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: smittesporing — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: smittesporing — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Polish: ustalanie kontaktów zakaźnych — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Portuguese: rastreamento de contatos — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Spanish: rastreo de contactos — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Swedish: smittspårning — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Vietnamese: sự theo dõi liên lạc — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Vietnamese: sự truy tìm tiếp xúc — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Vietnamese: sự truy vết tiếp xúc — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Vietnamese: sự theo dõi các tiếp xúc — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Vietnamese: sự theo dõi các liên hệ — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person
  • Welsh: olrhain cyswllt — the process of identification of persons who may have come into contact with an infected person