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Imprint vs Footprint - What's the difference?

imprint | footprint |

As nouns the difference between imprint and footprint

is that imprint is an impression; the mark left behind by printing something while footprint is the impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.

As a verb imprint

is to leave a print, impression, , etc.

imprint

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) empreinte, from the past participle of empreindre, from (etyl)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
    • The day left an imprint in my mind.
  • The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
  • A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
    • The shirts bore the company imprint on the right sleeve.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) empreinter, from the past participle of empreindre, from (etyl)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
    • For a fee, they can imprint the envelopes with a monogram.
  • * Prior
    • And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands.
  • * Cowper
    • Nature imprints upon whate'er we see, / That has a heart and life in it, "Be free."
  • * John Locke
    • ideas of those two different things distinctly imprinted on his mind
  • To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's mother is.
  • To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.

    • footprint

    English

    (wikipedia footprint)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=13 citation , passage=“Yes, there are two distinct sets of footprints , both wearing rubber shoes—one I think ordinary plimsolls, the other goloshes,” replied the sergeant.}}
  • Space required by a piece of equipment. Eg: This computer has a smaller footprint.
  • (computing) Amount of hard drive space required for a program.
  • (computing) The audit trail left by a crashed program.
  • Profession or lifestyle, as in...
    • He is following in his father's footprints .
  • The surface space occupied by a structure.
    • the footprint of a building .
  • A company's geographic market presence.
    • The store, which is slated to open next month, increases the company's footprint in the market to 14 locations.
  • The ecological impact of a human activity, machine, etc.
    • My carbon footprint is very high.
  • Availability of a satellite from the ground.

    • Synonyms

    * footmark