downtrace

English

noun
Definitions
  • The process of taking scientific samples as a probe is moving downward.
  • (military) The set of subordinate units lower in the chain of command from a specified unit.
  • (computer science) The subtree of a tree structure that is determined by an attribute of a parent node.

Etymology

Prefix from English trace.

Origin

English

trace

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