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    Footprint

    Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:43 pm
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    The amount of floor or desk space required by a device. For example, a small-footprint computer is a computer whose dimensions (width and depth) are relatively small.

    Footprint can also refer to the amount of disk space required by an application.

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