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An outline or indentation left by a foot on a surface. Also called footmark, footstep.
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The surface space occupied by a structure or device: the footprint of a building; a microcomputer with a space-saving footprint.
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An area within which a spacecraft is supposed to land.
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A designated area affected or covered by a device or phenomenon: the footprint of a communications satellite.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.