footprint
Definitions
- The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow
- The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
- Space required by a piece of equipment
- Space required by a piece of equipment.
- The amount of hard drive space required for a program
- The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
- The audit trail left by a crashed program
- The audit trail left by a crashed program.
- A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred
- A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred.
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What a person has done before, as a profession or lifestyle, serving as a model for others. figuratively, in-plural
- The surface space occupied by a structure.
- A company's geographic market presence.
- The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
- Availability of a satellite from the ground.
- A polygon representing the shape of an item.
Equivalents
Examples
““Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints, both wearing rubber shoes—one I think⟳ ordinary plimsolls, the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant.”
“This computer has a smaller footprint.”
“In a recent study⟳ with a movie recommendation site […], higher message interactivity in the form⟳ of footprints of user actions, responsive suggestions in a search⟳ box, and live-chatting with an online agent led to greater perceived contingency and engagement with the site, which ultimately created more positive attitudes toward it and higher intention to recommend⟳ the site to others.”
“He is following in his father's footprints.”
“the footprint of a building”
“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⟳ […]”
“As a commuter train⟳, there's not really much need⟳ for a lot of luggage provision, especially as there is a lot of space within the footprint of the saloon.”
“The store, which is slated to open⟳ next month, increases the company's footprint in the market to 14 locations.”
“My carbon footprint is very high.”
“When a satellite's footprint covers a wider area than intended, the footprint is said to “spillover” ^([sic]) into surrounding territory.”
“building footprint”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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