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Footprint

FUU-tprihnt

/ˈfʊˌtprɪnt/

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footprint

Dictionary meaning

The area taken up by some object.

Examples

  • The computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches.
  • The police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window.

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