footprint

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footprint (plural footprints)

1. The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
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.

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