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foot⋅print

  [foot-print]
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–noun
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.
Origin:
1545–55; foot + print
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foot·print   (fŏŏt'prĭnt')   
n.  

  1. An outline or indentation left by a foot on a surface. Also called footmark, footstep.

  2. The surface space occupied by a structure or device: the footprint of a building; a microcomputer with a space-saving footprint.

  3. An area within which a spacecraft is supposed to land.

  4. A designated area affected or covered by a device or phenomenon: the footprint of a communications satellite.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: foot·print
Pronunciation: 'fut-"print
Function: noun
: an impression of the foot on a surface
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

footprint
1. The floor or desk area taken up by a piece of hardware.
2. The amount of disk or RAM taken up by a program or file.
3. (IBM) The audit trail left by a crashed program (often "footprints").
See also toeprint.
[The Jargon File]
(1995-04-25)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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