footprint 
footprint
Definition
foot·print (fo̵ot′print′)
noun
- an impression or mark made by a foot or shoe, as in sand
- an area, or its shape, which something affects, occupies, etc., as the space taken up by a computer, the coverage pattern of a communications satellite, etc.
footprint
Synonyms
footprint Finance Definition
The
process that a company goes through to expand its market or locations.
Expanding the companys footprint is a favorite justification for a merger. By
purchasing another company the acquirer increases its footprint.
footprint
Telecom Definition
- The physical space something occupies, as in the footprint of a computer or a PBX.
- The coverage area of a satellite or other radio transmitter system.
footprint
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- gha: An Indian citizen only has a footprint of 0.8 gha, well within their fair earthshare.
- dinosaur: Owing to the particular geology of the area there are remains and especially footprints of large dinosaurs all along the coast.
Converse of object
- fossilize: We read books that would have us believe fossilized footprints of Homo sapiens walked the earth millions of years ago.
- leave: Visitors leave footprints to the relevant parts of the site, thats the visitor you want on the right.
- minimize: This approach minimizes the resource footprint ( the amount of resources required ) for the application and enhances its scalability.
Preposition: in
- sand: In each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand.
- snow: He left huge footprints in the snow, leading away from the village, toward a distant mountain far beyond the horizon.
- mud: Big cat reports are regular occurrences in Warwickshire, but this time the creature left a footprint in wet mud.
Adjective modifier
- ecological: Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth.
- 'environmental: The comparative environmental impact or 'environmental footprint ' of GM and non-GM agricultural regimes 11.
- muddy: There will be lots of hand prints in strange places and muddy footprints.
- compact: The unique design and compact footprint enables most modern laptops to be secured.
- fossil: In other areas mudstones have been found with microfossil plant spores and one of the later sandstones near Cheadle has fossil footprints of reptiles.
- environmental: The environmental footprint of a building can be very extensive.
Noun used with modifier
- dinosaur: The photo shows a dinosaur footprint at Hastings, UK.
- 'carbon: The 'carbon footprint ' is a calculation of how much carbon the pub emits during day to day operations.
- carbon: I am happy to discuss my carbon footprint with the hon.
- ionospheric: The resulting ionospheric footprint, and the associated potential patterns, are critically dependent upon dipole tilt and IMF clock angle.
- memory: Don't leak memory, keep memory footprint small.
- satellite: Globalstar's satellite footprints at a moment in time, generated by SaVi The footprints move over the earth.
footprint Quotes
Zuleika, on a desert island, would have spent most of her time in looking for a man's footprint.
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