footprint

noun

1. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

   noun.communication

   Examples

   The police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window.

   Synonyms footmark step

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.communication

   Examples

   The footprints of an earlier civilization.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the area taken up by some object

   noun.attribute

   Examples

   The computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as, "<i>Footprints</i> of the Creator."

   noun

   Source: webster1913