- footprint
- 1. The area on the surface of the earth within a satellite
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footprint — foot‧print [ˈfʊtˌprɪnt] noun [countable] COMPUTING the space on the surface of a desk that is filled by a computer: • These PCs have a 50% smaller footprint than previous models. * * * footprint UK US /ˈfʊtprɪnt/ noun [C] ► a measurement of the… … Financial and business terms
Footprint — Footprint, engl., dt: Fussabdruck, Fussspur mit folgenden Verwendungen bzw. Bedeutungen in der deutschen Sprache: Ausleuchtungszone in der Satellitentechnik Netzabdeckung (auch engl. „Network Coverage“) eines Betreibers eines Telefon /Datennetzes … Deutsch Wikipedia
footprint — First recorded in the 16c, footprint has for several centuries been largely confined to its literal meaning, with only occasional figurative uses (as in Longfellow s • ‘We can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us Footprints on… … Modern English usage
Footprint — Foot print , n. The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as, Footprints of the Creator. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
footprint — (n.) 1550s, from FOOT (Cf. foot) (n.) + PRINT (Cf. print). Related: Footprints. Old English had fotspor, fotswæð … Etymology dictionary
footprint — [n] footmark footstep, hoofprint, impression, imprint, spoor, track, trail, tread; concepts 513,628 … New thesaurus
footprint — ► NOUN ▪ the impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground … English terms dictionary
footprint — [foot′print΄] n. 1. an impression or mark made by a foot or shoe, as in sand 2. an area, or its shape, which something affects, occupies, etc., as the space taken up by a computer, the coverage pattern of a communications satellite, etc … English World dictionary
Footprint — Footprints are the impressions or images left behind by a person walking. Hoofprints and pawprints are those left by animals with hooves or paws rather than feet, while shoeprints is the specific term for prints made by shoes. They may either be… … Wikipedia
footprint — noun Date: 1552 1. an impression of the foot on a surface 2. a. the area on a surface covered by something < a tire with a wide footprint > < the footprint of a laser beam > b. range of operation (as of a service) < a global footprint > 3. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
footprint — noun 1 mark left by a foot ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ muddy, wet … OF FOOTPRINTS ▪ set ▪ a set of footprints in the sand … Collocations dictionary
