Footprint

Quick meaning: Footprint is a noun meaning The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. Space required by a piece of equipment.
2. (computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
3. (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
4. A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred.
5. (figurative, in the plural) What a person has done before, as a profession or lifestyle, serving as a model for others.
6. The surface space occupied by a structure.
7. A company's geographic market presence.

Example Sentences

the footprint of a building

This computer has a smaller footprint.

He is following in his father's footprints.

The store, which is slated to open next month, increases the company's footprint in the market to 14 locations.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for footprint

Depending on context, synonyms include footmark, ichnogram, step.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include footmark, step, ichnogram, pelmatogram, track, thumbprint.

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