footprint

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

“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.

This computer has a smaller footprint.

The amount of hard drive space required for a program.

The audit trail left by a crashed program.

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

In a recent study with a movie recommendation site […], higher message interactivity in the form of footprints of user actions, responsive suggestions in a search box, and live-chatting with an online agent led to greater perceived contingency and engagement with the site, which ultimately created more positive attitudes toward it and higher intention to recommend the site to others.