footprint
/ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.52 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The amount of hard drive space required for a program.
noun
The audit trail left by a crashed program.
noun
A company's geographic market presence.
Example Sentences
- "“Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints, both wearing rubber shoes—one I think ordinary plimsolls, the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant."
- "This computer has a smaller footprint."
- "In a recent study with a movie recommendation site […], higher message interactivity in the form of footprints of user actions, responsive suggestions in a search box, and live-chatting with an online agent led to greater perceived contingency and engagement with the site, which ultimately created more positive attitudes toward it and higher intention to recommend the site to others."
- "He is following in his father's footprints."
- "the footprint of a building"
- "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 […]"