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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1552]
==Definitions==
*1: an impression of the foot on a [[surface]]
*2a : the area on a [[surface]] covered by something <a tire with a wide footprint> <the footprint of a laser beam>
:b : range of operation (as of a [[service]]) <a global footprint>
*3a: a marked [[effect]], impression, or [[impact]] <left a footprint in the field of [[research]]>
:b :• 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.''
*4: something that [[identifies]] <a [[genetic]] footprint>
==Description==
'''Footprints''' (or footmarks) are the impressions or [[images]] left behind by a person [[walking]] or running. Hoofprints and pawprints are those left by [[animals]] with hooves or paws rather than feet, while "shoeprints" is the specific term for prints made by shoes. They may either be indentations in the ground or something placed onto the [[surface]] that was stuck to the bottom of the foot. A "trackway" is set of footprints in soft [[earth]] left by a life-form; animal tracks are the footprints, hoofprints, or pawprints of an animal.
Footprints can be followed when tracking during a [[hunt]] or can provide [[evidence]] of activities. Some footprints remain unexplained, with several famous [[stories]] from [[mythology]] and legend. Others have provided evidence of prehistoric life and behaviours.
The imagery of footprints has been used in many areas of popular [[culture]]. Several [[poems]] and songs have been written about them, with the [[Christian]] poem ''[http://www.footprints-inthe-sand.com/index.php?page=Poem/Poem.php Footprints in the Sand]'' being one of the best known.
[[Prints]] or impressions of a child's feet can be kept as a memento by [[parents]]. Usually this is done using paint. The impressions of [[celebrity]]'s feet, usually in concrete, may be kept in a [[collection]] such as that outside [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grauman%27s_Chinese_Theatre Grauman's Chinese Theatre].[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footprint&redirect=no]
[[Category: General Reference]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1552]
==Definitions==
*1: an impression of the foot on a [[surface]]
*2a : the area on a [[surface]] covered by something <a tire with a wide footprint> <the footprint of a laser beam>
:b : range of operation (as of a [[service]]) <a global footprint>
*3a: a marked [[effect]], impression, or [[impact]] <left a footprint in the field of [[research]]>
:b :• 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.''
*4: something that [[identifies]] <a [[genetic]] footprint>
==Description==
'''Footprints''' (or footmarks) are the impressions or [[images]] left behind by a person [[walking]] or running. Hoofprints and pawprints are those left by [[animals]] with hooves or paws rather than feet, while "shoeprints" is the specific term for prints made by shoes. They may either be indentations in the ground or something placed onto the [[surface]] that was stuck to the bottom of the foot. A "trackway" is set of footprints in soft [[earth]] left by a life-form; animal tracks are the footprints, hoofprints, or pawprints of an animal.
Footprints can be followed when tracking during a [[hunt]] or can provide [[evidence]] of activities. Some footprints remain unexplained, with several famous [[stories]] from [[mythology]] and legend. Others have provided evidence of prehistoric life and behaviours.
The imagery of footprints has been used in many areas of popular [[culture]]. Several [[poems]] and songs have been written about them, with the [[Christian]] poem ''[http://www.footprints-inthe-sand.com/index.php?page=Poem/Poem.php Footprints in the Sand]'' being one of the best known.
[[Prints]] or impressions of a child's feet can be kept as a memento by [[parents]]. Usually this is done using paint. The impressions of [[celebrity]]'s feet, usually in concrete, may be kept in a [[collection]] such as that outside [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grauman%27s_Chinese_Theatre Grauman's Chinese Theatre].[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Footprint&redirect=no]
[[Category: General Reference]]
