Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footprinting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: foot-print-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several techniques for the identification of a member of a class of things, based on some distinguishing feature.

Uncountable

noun

An assessment of the ecological impact of human activities.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We review and summarise those studies that holistically assess the impact of human activities, in the sense that impacts are not restricted to the home, city, or territory of the individuals, but instead are counted irrespective of where they occur. Such an assessment perspective is usually referred to as consumption-based accounting, or footprinting."

Etymology

From footprint + -ing.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

fingerprinting

Questions

What does footprinting mean?: Any of several techniques for the identification of a member of a class of things, based on some distinguishing feature.
Where does footprinting come from?: From footprint + -ing.

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