footprint

Pronunciation:		'fût`print
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Matching Terms:		footprinting, footprints
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; a clue that someone was present; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"

	Synonyms:	footmark, step

	See Also:	clew, clue, cue, mark

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Foot"print`\, n. The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as, ``Footprints of the Creator.''

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	1. The floor or desk area taken up by a piece of hardware. 2. The amount of disk or ram taken up by a program or file. 3. (ibm) The audit trail left by a crashed program (often "footprints"). See also toeprint. [jargon file]

	See Also:	hardware, jargon, storage

Thesaurus Terms

	Related Terms:	boss, bump, colophon, concavity, convexity, dactylogram, dactylograph, dent, dint, embossment, excrescence, fingerprint, footmark, footstep, fossil footprint, ichnite, ichnolite, impress, impression, imprint, indent, indentation, indention, lump, pad, paw print, pawmark, pimple, print, pug, pugmark, seal, sigil, sign, signet, spoor, stamp, step, stud, thumbmark, thumbprint, trace, track, tract, vestige