footprint

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From foot +‎ print.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/
- Audio (RP) (file)

Noun[edit]

footprint (plural footprints)

The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
Synonyms: footmark, ichnogram
- 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 13, in 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.
Space required by a piece of equipment.
This computer has a smaller footprint.
(computing) The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
(computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
(figuratively) Profession or lifestyle.
He is following in his father's footprints.
The surface space occupied by a structure.
the footprint of a building
- 2007, Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS): Environmental Impact:
  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 […]
A company's geographic market presence.
The store, which is slated to open next month, increases the company's footprint in the market to 14 locations.
(ecology) The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
Hyponyms: carbon footprint, ecological footprint

My carbon footprint is very high.
Availability of a satellite from the ground.
- 2014, August E. Grant; Ashley J. Bennington, Communication Technology Update, page 274:
  When a satellite's footprint covers a wider area than intended, the footprint is said to “spillover” ^[sic] into surrounding territory.
(cartography) A polygon representing the shape of an item.
building footprint

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

the impression of the foot

Arabic: أَثَر قَدَم‎ m (ʔaṯar qadam)
Azerbaijani: ayaq izi
Bashkir: эҙ (eð)
Basque: oinatz (eu)
Belarusian: след m (sljed), адбі́так m (adbítak)
Bulgarian: следа́ (bg) f (sledá)
Catalan: petjada (ca) f
Chinese:
Cantonese: 腳印／脚印 (goek³ jan³)

Mandarin: 腳印／脚印 (zh) (jiǎoyìn), 足印 (zh) (zúyìn), 人跡／人迹 (zh) (rénjì, rénjī)
Cornish: ol troos m
Czech: stopa (cs) f
Danish: fodspor (da)
Dutch: voetafdruk (nl) m
Estonian: jalajälg (et)
Faroese: fótaspor n
Finnish: jalanjälki (fi)
French: empreinte de pied
Galician: pegada f, pega (gl) f, pegueira f, pasada f, tripadura f, piaxe f
Georgian: ნაფეხური (napexuri)
German: Fußabdruck (de) m, Fußspur (de) f, Fußstapfen (de) m, Profil (de) n
Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 m (laists)
Greek:
Ancient: ἴχνος n (íkhnos)
Hunsrik: Spoer f
Istriot: urma m
Italian: orma (it) f, impronta (it) f
Japanese: 足跡 (ja) (あしあと, ashiato)
Kalmyk: мөр (mör)
Korean: 발자국 (ko) (baljaguk)
Latin: vestīgium n, vola (la) f
Mongolian: хөлний мөр (xölnii mör)
Marathi: पाऊलखूण (mr) f (pāūlkhūṇ)
Ngarrindjeri: yarluki
Norwegian:
Bokmål: fotspor n

Nynorsk: fotspor n
Occitan: peada f, pesada (oc) f, piada f
Old English: fōtswæþ n
Oromo: faana
Persian: رد پا‎ (rad-e pâ), ایز‎ (fa) (iz)
Plautdietsch: Spoa f
Polish: ślad (pl) m, odcisk (pl) m, odbicie (pl) n
Portuguese: pegada (pt) f
Punjabi: ਪਗ ਚਿੰਨ੍ m (pag cinn)
Quechua: yupi
Russian: след (ru) m (sled) (ноги́ OR ступни́), отпеча́ток (ru) m (otpečátok) (ноги́ OR ступни́)
Scottish Gaelic: làrach coise f, làrach spòig f
Slovak: stopa f
Spanish: pisada (es) f, huella (es) f
Swahili: nyayo (sw)
Swedish: fotspår (sv) n
Tagalog: bakas-paa
Telugu: అడుగుజాడ (te) (aḍugujāḍa), పాదముద్ర (te) (pādamudra)
Tocharian B: ṣiko
Turkish: ayak izi (tr)
Ukrainian: слід m (slid), відби́ток m (vidbýtok)
Welsh: ôl troed m
Zulu: unyawo (zu) class 11/10

space required by a piece of equipment

Dutch: afmetingen (nl) pl
German: Fußabdruck (de) m
Turkish: kaplama alanı

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

Finnish: levytilavaatimus
German: Standfläche (de) f, (automotive) Aufstandsfläche f

(computing) the audit trail left by a crashed program

Finnish: jalanjäljet pl

profession or lifestyle

Azerbaijani: iz (az)
Dutch: voetsporen (nl) pl
Portuguese: passos (pt) m pl
Spanish: pasos (es) f pl
Swedish: fotspår (sv) n pl

surface space occupied by a structure

German: Gehäusegeometrie f, Grundfläche (de) f, Stellfläche f
Turkish: kaplama alanı

a company's geographic market presence

ecological impact of a human activity

French: empreinte écologique (fr) f
Galician: impacto m
Italian: impatto (it) m
Portuguese: pegada (pt) f
Spanish: huella (es) f
Swedish: fotavtryck n

availability of a satellite from the ground

German: Ausleuchtzone f
Russian: зо́на обслу́живания f (zóna obslúživanija), зо́на покры́тия f (zóna pokrýtija)

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