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English

Etymology

From foot +? print.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?tp??nt/

Noun

footprint (plural footprints)

1. The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.

   Synonym: footmark
2. Space required by a piece of equipment.

3. (computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
4. (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
5. (figuratively) Profession or lifestyle.

6. The surface space occupied by a structure.
   • 2007, Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS): Environmental Impact

     Heavy debris would generally travel farther downrange within the debris footprint; lighter material would generally fall near the point of intercept. Footprint lengths can vary […]

7. A company's geographic market presence.

8. (ecology) The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.

   Hyponyms: carbon footprint, ecological footprint

9. Availability of a satellite from the ground.

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Further reading

• footprint on Wikipedia.Wikipedia