Track or Tracks may refer to:

Routes or imprints

* Ancient trackway, any track or trail whose origin is lost in antiquity *

Animal track __notoc__ An animal track is an imprint left behind in soil, snow, or mud, or on some other ground surface, by an animal walking across it. Animal tracks are used by hunters in tracking their prey and by naturalists to identify animals living i ...

, imprints left on surfaces that an animal walks across * Desire path, a line worn by people taking the shortest/most convenient route across fields, parks or woods * Forest track, a track (unpaved road) or trail through a forest * Fossil trackway, a type of trace fossil, usually preserving a line of animal footprints * Trackway, an ancient route of travel or track used by animals * Trail * Vineyard track, a land estate (defined by law) meant for the growing of vine grapes

Arts, entertainment, and media

Films

* ''Tracks'' (1976 film), an American film starring Dennis Hopper * ''Tracks'' (2003 film), a 2003 animated short film * ''Tracks'' (2013 film), an Australian film starring Mia Wasikowska * ''The Track'' (film), a 1975 French thriller–drama film

Literature

* ''Tracks'' (novel), written by Native American author Louise Erdrich * ''Tracks'', a 1980 book by Australian writer Robyn Davidson, source of the 2013 film in the section above * ''The Tracks'', a young adult novel series by

J. Gabriel Gates J. Gabriel Gates is an American author, screenwriter, and actor. Gates grew up in Michigan and attended Florida State University, where he graduated with a degree in theater. He began writing with fellow author Charlene Keel after putting out an ...

and Charlene Keel

Music

* Track Records, a record label founded in 1966 in London, England

Albums

* ''Tracks'' (Oscar Peterson album), 1970 * ''Tracks'' (Liverpool Express album), 1976 * ''Tracks'' (Bruce Springsteen album), 1998 * ''Tracks'' (Collin Raye album), 2000

Songs

* "Track #1", the original title of "

Stinkfist "Stinkfist" is a song by the American metal band Tool. It is their first industry single and first music video release from their second major label album ''Ænima''. Interpretation The song title, the lyrics and the perceived subject matter ...

", at the time of its release to avoid removal from the band Tool * "Tracks", by Gary Numan on his album '' The Pleasure Principle'' * "Tracks", by Juliana Hatfield on her album '' Wild Animals'' * "Tracks", by Roam on their album '' Backbone''

Music production

Audio signal An audio signal is a representation of sound, typically using either a changing level of electrical voltage for analog signals, or a series of binary numbers for digital signals. Audio signals have frequencies in the audio frequency range of ro ...

or Audio channel, recorded in a recording studio * Music track, a recorded piece of music

Other arts, entertainment, and media

* Tracks (''Law & Order: UK''), an episode on the television series ''Law and Order: UK'' * ''Tracks'' (magazine), Australian surf magazine * '' Tracks – The Train Set Game'', a 2017 video game developed by Whoop Games, commonly referred to as ''Tracks'' * Tracks (Transformers), a Transformers character * "Tracks", an episode of the television series '' Zoboomafoo''

Electronics and computing

* Track (optical disc), consecutive set of sectors on the disc containing a block of data *

Track (disk drive) {{Unreferenced, date=November 2009 A disk drive track is a circular path on the surface of a disk or diskette on which information is magnetically recorded and from which recorded information is read. A track is a physical division of data in a d ...

, a circular path on the surface of a disk or diskette on which information is recorded and read * Tracks in

magnetic stripe card The term digital card can refer to a physical item, such as a memory card on a camera, or, increasingly since 2017, to the digital content hosted as a virtual card or cloud card, as a digital virtual representation of a physical card. They share ...

Sport

* All-weather

running track An all-weather running track is a rubberized, artificial running surface for track and field athletics. It provides a consistent surface for competitors to test their athletic ability unencumbered by adverse weather conditions. Historically, v ...

, a rubberized surface for track and field competitions * Cinder track, generally a refined dirt running track for track and field competitions * First tracks, in

winter sport Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. Most are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally, such games were only played in cold ...

s, cutting through fresh snow or ice before anyone else does * List of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks * Long track speed skating *

Race track A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also ...

* Tartan track, a brand of all-weather running track that has become genericized * The Track, a multi-use stadium in Saint Sampson, Guernsey *

Track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athletics *

Track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ...

Velodrome A velodrome is an arena for track cycling. Modern velodromes feature steeply banked oval tracks, consisting of two 180-degree circular bends connected by two straights. The straights transition to the circular turn through a moderate easement c ...

, a track for bicycles, track cycling competitions

Transportation

Track (rail transport) A railway track (British English and UIC terminology) or railroad track (American English), also known as permanent way or simply track, is the structure on a railway or railroad consisting of the rails, fasteners, railroad ties (sleepe ...

, metal tracks on which trains ride **

Track gauge In rail transport, track gauge (in American English, alternatively track gage) is the distance between the two rails of a railway track. All vehicles on a rail network must have wheelsets that are compatible with the track gauge. Since many ...

, the distance between rails * Bus track, a track for certain buses, like the O-Bahn buses *

Axle track In automobiles (and other wheeled vehicles which have two wheels on an axle), the axle track is the distance between the hub flanges on an axle. Wheel track, track width or simply track refers to the distance between the centerline of two wheels ...

, the distance between centres of roadwheels on an axle of a motor vehicle *

Continuous track Continuous track is a system of vehicle propulsion used in tracked vehicles, running on a continuous band of treads or track plates driven by two or more wheels. The large surface area of the tracks distributes the weight of the vehicle ...

, a belt providing motive traction for a tracked vehicle such as a tank or a bulldozer *

Course (navigation) In navigation, the course of a watercraft or aircraft is the cardinal direction in which the craft is to be Steering, steered. The course is to be distinguished from the ''Heading (navigation), heading'', which is the direction where the watercra ...

, the path a vessel or aircraft plots over the surface of the Earth **

Ground track A ground track or ground trace is the path on the surface of a planet directly below an aircraft's or satellite's trajectory. In the case of satellites, it is also known as a suborbital track, and is the vertical projection of the satellite' ...

, the path on the surface of the Earth directly below an aircraft or satellite ** Ocean track, in

flight planning Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. It involves two safety-critical aspects: fuel calculation, to ensure that the aircraft can safely reach the destination, and compliance with air t ...

, the path of an aircraft as determined by heading, slip, and wind effects

Other uses

* Conference track, a group of talks on a certain topic that are usually made in parallel with others *

Tracks Inc Tracks is a dance theatre company based in Darwin, Northern Territory. History Tracks dance company was founded in 1994, although its beginnings lie in a community dance program in 1988. It has completed residencies in Lajamanu (1989 and 1990 ...

(Tracks Dance Theatre), based in Darwin, Australia * Recording of one

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetiti ...

or piece of music