footprint

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Footprints in sand

Noun

footprint (plural footprints)

1. The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, Well Tackled!^[1]:

     “Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints, both wearing rubber shoes—one I think ordinary plimsolls, the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant.

2. Space required by a piece of equipment. Eg: This computer has a smaller footprint.
3. (computing) Amount of hard drive space required for a program.
4. (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
5. Profession or lifestyle, as in...

   He is following in his father's footprints.

6. The surface space occupied by a structure.

   the footprint of a building.

7. A company's geographic market presence. Eg. The store, which is slated to open next month, increases the company's footprint in the market to 14 locations.
8. The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.

   My carbon footprint is very high.

9. Availability of a satellite from the ground.

Synonyms

• footmark

Translations

The impression of the foot

• Arabic: أثر قدم (ar) (ʔaθar qadam) m
• Basque: oinatz (eu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腳印 (cmn), 脚印 (cmn) (jiǎoyìn), 足印 (cmn) (zúyìn)

• Czech: stopa (cs) f
• Danish: fodspor (da)
• Dutch: voetafdruk (nl) m
• Estonian: jalajälg (et)
• Finnish: Jalanjälki (fi)
• French: empreinte (fr) de pied (fr)
• Georgian: ნაფეხური (ka) (nap’exuri)
• German: Fußabdruck (de) m, Fußspur (de) f, Fußstapfen (de) m, Profil (de) n

• Italian: orma (it) f
• Japanese: 足跡 (ja) (あしあと, ashiato)
• Ngarrindjeri: yarluki
• Portuguese: pegada (pt) f
• Russian: след (ru) (sled) m (ноги́ OR ступни́), отпечаток (ru) (otpečátok) m (ноги́ OR ступни́)
• Scottish Gaelic: làrach coise (gd) f, làrach spòig (gd) f
• Spanish: pisada (es) f, huella (es) f
• Swedish: fotspår (sv) n
• Telugu: పాదముద్ర (paadamudra) (1), అడుగుజాడలు (adugujaadalu) (4)
• Turkish: ayak izi (tr)
• Zulu: unyawo (zu) 11/10

space required by a piece of equipment

• German: Fußabdruck (de) m

• Turkish: kaplama alanı (tr)

(computing) Amount of hard drive space required for a program.

• German: Standfläche (de) f, (automotive) Aufstandsfläche (de) f

(computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program

profession or lifestyle

• Spanish: pasos (es) f pl

• Swedish: fotspår (sv) n pl

surface space occupied by a structure

• German: Gehäusegeometrie (de) f, Grundfläche (de) f, Stellfläche (de) f

• Turkish: kaplama alanı (tr)

a company's geographic market presence

ecological impact of a human activity

• Swedish: fotavtryck (sv) n

availability of a satellite from the ground

• German: Ausleuchtzone (de) f
• Russian: зона обслуживания (ru) (zóna obslúživanija) f, зона покрытия (ru) (zóna pokrýtija) f