footprint

  1. Noun.  The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
  2. Noun.  Space required by a piece of equipment. Eg: This computer has a smaller footprint.
  3. Noun.  (computing) Amount of hard drive space required for a program.
  4. Noun.  (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
  5. Noun.  Profession or lifestyle, as in...
  6. Noun.  The surface space occupied by a structure.
  7. Noun.  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. Noun.  The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
  9. Noun.  Availability of a satellite from the ground.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.