Standard Lemma guide

footprint

noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: footmark, ichnogram

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Space required by a piece of equipment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This computer has a smaller footprint.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The amount of hard drive space required for a program.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The audit trail left by a crashed program.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A trace left behind that gives evidence of some action having occurred.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

What a person has done before, as a profession or lifestyle, serving as a model for others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively, in-plural

Examples

  • He is following in his father's footprints.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

The surface space occupied by a structure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the footprint of a building

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

A company's geographic market presence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The store, which is slated to open next month, increases the company's footprint in the market to 14 locations.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

Examples

  • My carbon footprint is very high.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Availability of a satellite from the ground.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

A polygon representing the shape of an item.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cartography, geography, natural-sciences

Examples

  • building footprint

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

the area taken up by some object

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: area, expanse, surface area

13

noun

Meaning 13

a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: footmark, step

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mark, print

Narrower terms: footprint evidence

14

noun

Meaning 14

a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the footprints of an earlier civilization

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: trace, vestige, tincture, shadow

History

Etymology

From foot + print.

Across languages

Translations

116 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Southern Altai: ис (is) — the impression of the foot
  • Arabic: أَثَر قَدَم (ʔaṯar qadam) — the impression of the foot
  • Azerbaijani: ayaq izi — the impression of the foot
  • Bashkir: эҙ (eź) — the impression of the foot
  • Basque: oinatz — the impression of the foot
  • Belarusian: след (sljed) — the impression of the foot
  • Belarusian: адбі́так (adbítak) — the impression of the foot
  • Bulgarian: следа́ (sledá) — the impression of the foot
  • Catalan: petjada — the impression of the foot
  • Chinese Cantonese: 腳印 /脚印 (goek3 jan3) — the impression of the foot
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腳印 /脚印 (jiǎoyìn) — the impression of the foot
  • Chinese Mandarin: 足印 (zúyìn) — the impression of the foot
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人跡 /人迹 (rénjì, rénjī) — the impression of the foot
  • Cornish: ol troos — the impression of the foot
  • Czech: stopa — the impression of the foot
  • Danish: fodspor — the impression of the foot
  • Dutch: voetafdruk — the impression of the foot
  • Esperanto: piedsigno — the impression of the foot
  • Estonian: jalajälg — the impression of the foot
  • Faroese: fótaspor — the impression of the foot
  • Finnish: jalanjälki — the impression of the foot
  • French: empreinte de pied — the impression of the foot
  • Galician: pegada — the impression of the foot
  • Galician: pega — the impression of the foot
  • Galician: pegueira — the impression of the foot
  • Galician: pasada — the impression of the foot
  • Galician: tripadura — the impression of the foot
  • Galician: piaxe — the impression of the foot
  • Georgian: ნაფეხური (napexuri) — the impression of the foot
  • German: Fußabdruck — the impression of the foot
  • German: Fußspur — the impression of the foot
  • German: Fußstapfen — the impression of the foot
  • German: Profil — the impression of the foot
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (laists) — the impression of the foot
  • Greek: ίχνος (íchnos) — the impression of the foot
  • Ancient Greek: ἴχνος (íkhnos) — the impression of the foot
  • Hebrew: עָקֵב ('aqév) — the impression of the foot
  • Hebrew: טְבִיעַת רֶגֶל (tvi'át régel) — the impression of the foot
  • Hindi: पदचिह्न (padcihna) — the impression of the foot
  • White Hmong: neev taw — the impression of the foot
  • Hunsrik: Spoer — the impression of the foot
  • Istriot: urma — the impression of the foot
  • Italian: orma — the impression of the foot
  • Italian: impronta — the impression of the foot
  • Japanese: 足跡 (ashiato) — the impression of the foot
  • Kalmyk: мөр (mör) — the impression of the foot
  • Korean: 발자국 (baljaguk) — the impression of the foot
  • Latin: vestīgium — the impression of the foot
  • Latin: vola — the impression of the foot
  • Marathi: पाऊलखूण (pāūlkhūṇ) — the impression of the foot
  • Mongolian: хөлний мөр (xölnii mör) — the impression of the foot
  • Navajo: kék'eh — the impression of the foot
  • Ngarrindjeri: yarluki — the impression of the foot
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fotspor — the impression of the foot
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fotspor — the impression of the foot
  • Occitan: peada — the impression of the foot
  • Occitan: pesada — the impression of the foot
  • Occitan: piada — the impression of the foot
  • Old English: fōtswæþ — the impression of the foot
  • Oromo: faana — the impression of the foot
  • Persian: رد پا (rad-e pâ) — the impression of the foot
  • Persian: ایز (iz) — the impression of the foot
  • Plautdietsch: Footspoa — the impression of the foot
  • Polish: ślad — the impression of the foot
  • Polish: odcisk — the impression of the foot
  • Polish: odbicie — the impression of the foot
  • Portuguese: pegada — the impression of the foot
  • Punjabi: ਪਗ ਚਿੰਨ੍ (pag cinn) — the impression of the foot
  • Quechua: yupi — the impression of the foot
  • Russian: след (sled) — the impression of the foot
  • Russian: отпеча́ток (otpečátok) — the impression of the foot
  • Scottish Gaelic: làrach coise — the impression of the foot
  • Scottish Gaelic: làrach spòig — the impression of the foot
  • Slovak: stopa — the impression of the foot
  • Spanish: pisada — the impression of the foot
  • Spanish: huella — the impression of the foot
  • Spanish: huella podal — the impression of the foot
  • Spanish: sarteneja — the impression of the foot
  • Swahili: nyayo — the impression of the foot
  • Swedish: fotspår — the impression of the foot
  • Tagalog: bakas-paa — the impression of the foot
  • Tatar: эз (ez) — the impression of the foot
  • Telugu: అడుగుజాడ (aḍugujāḍa) — the impression of the foot
  • Telugu: పాదముద్ర (pādamudra) — the impression of the foot
  • Tocharian B: ṣiko — the impression of the foot
  • Tooro: ekigere class 7 — the impression of the foot
  • Turkish: ayak izi — the impression of the foot
  • Ukrainian: слід (slid) — the impression of the foot
  • Ukrainian: відби́ток (vidbýtok) — the impression of the foot
  • Welsh: ôl troed — the impression of the foot
  • Zulu: unyawo class 11/10 — the impression of the foot
  • Dutch: afmetingen — space required by a piece of equipment
  • German: Fußabdruck — space required by a piece of equipment
  • Turkish: kaplama alanı — space required by a piece of equipment
  • Finnish: levytilavaatimus — (computing) amount of hard drive space required for a program.
  • German: Standfläche — (computing) amount of hard drive space required for a program.
  • German: Aufstandsfläche — (computing) amount of hard drive space required for a program.
  • Finnish: jalanjäljet — (computing) the audit trail left by a crashed program
  • Azerbaijani: iz — profession or lifestyle
  • Dutch: voetsporen — profession or lifestyle
  • Portuguese: passos — profession or lifestyle
  • Spanish: pasos — profession or lifestyle
  • Swedish: fotspår — profession or lifestyle
  • German: Gehäusegeometrie — surface space occupied by a structure
  • German: Grundfläche — surface space occupied by a structure
  • German: Stellfläche — surface space occupied by a structure
  • Turkish: kaplama alanı — surface space occupied by a structure
  • French: empreinte écologique — ecological impact of a human activity
  • Galician: impacto — ecological impact of a human activity
  • Italian: impatto — ecological impact of a human activity
  • Portuguese: pegada — ecological impact of a human activity
  • Spanish: huella — ecological impact of a human activity
  • Swedish: fotavtryck — ecological impact of a human activity
  • German: Ausleuchtzone — availability of a satellite from the ground
  • Russian: зо́на обслу́живания (zóna obslúživanija) — availability of a satellite from the ground
  • Russian: зо́на покры́тия (zóna pokrýtija) — availability of a satellite from the ground
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