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footprint
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foot·print  (ftprnt)
n.
1. An outline or indentation left by a foot on a surface. Also called footmark, footstep.
2. The surface space occupied by a structure or device: the footprint of a building; a microcomputer with a space-saving footprint.
3. An area within which a spacecraft is supposed to land.
4. A designated area affected or covered by a device or phenomenon: the footprint of a communications satellite.

footprint
Noun
an indentation or outline of the foot on a surface

1. The area on the surface of the earth within a satellite's transmitter or sensor field of view.
2. The amount of personnel, spares, resources, and capabilities physically present and occupying space at a deployed location.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.footprintfootprint - a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
footprint evidence - evidence in the form of footprints; "there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime"
print, mark - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"
2.footprint - a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization"
vestige, tincture, trace, shadow - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"
3.footprint - the area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"
surface area, expanse, area - the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"
Translations
footprint [ˈfutprɪnt] nhuella, pisada
footprint [ˈfutprɪnt] foot ntrace f (de pied)
footprint [ˈfutprɪnt] foot nFußabdruck m;
(of animal) → Spur f
footprint [ˈfutprɪnt] norma, impronta


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