t-print]
| 1. | a mark left by the shod or unshod foot, as in earth or sand. |
| 2. | an impression of the sole of a person's foot, esp. one taken for purposes of identification. |
| 3. | Informal. the track of a tire, esp. on wet pavement. |
| 4. | the area affected by an increase in the level of sound or noise, as that generated by an airplane. |
| 5. | Telecommunications. the area of the earth's surface within which a communications satellite's signals can be received. |
| 6. | Aerospace. the area within which it is predicted that a spacecraft or its debris will land. |
| 7. | the surface space of a desk or tabletop occupied by a piece of equipment, esp. a microcomputer or related device. |
footprint
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3. (IBM) The audit trail left by a crashed program (often "footprints").
See also toeprint.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-04-25)