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   footprint

   /ˈfʊtprɪnt/

   noun

   • 1. the impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground or a surface.
   • ▪ the impact on the environment of human activity in terms of pollution, damage to ecosystems, and the depletion of natural resources: "these countries are so populous that they can have a very big footprint"
   • ▪ the amount of memory or disk space required by a program.
   • 2. the area occupied or affected by something: "building contractors ensured that the footprint of the former military base was reused"
   • ▪ the area beneath an aircraft or a land vehicle which is affected by its noise or pressure.
   • ▪ the area in which a broadcast signal from a particular source can be received.
   • ▪ the space taken up on a surface by a piece of computer hardware.

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