footprint

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfʊtprɪnt/

noun

  • 1the 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
  • Computing the amount of memory or disk space required by a program.
  • 2the area covered by something, in particular:
  • 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.