In plain English
It is an identifying code attached to a shipment. That code makes it possible to recognise the shipment and follow its progress during delivery.
In context
In that mailing notice, "tracking number" labels the code assigned to the shipment so its delivery progress can be followed.
- Situation
- Requesting transcripts, certificates, credentials, verification, and graduation records
- What it communicates
- labels the shipment code in the mailing notice.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not indicate what is being shipped or whether delivery has been completed.
Examples
“Once the parcel was on its way, the tracking number let Jana follow it from the sorting depot to her street.”
“The mailing notice lists a tracking number for the parcel.”