footprint
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- noun
- /ˈfʊtˌprɪnt/
- Texting
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- A "digital footprint" is the collection of information about a person that exists online.
- digital footprint
OK, You can ask something that's gonna have a digital footprint, my friend.
- OK, You can ask something that's gonna have a digital footprint, my friend.
- So that is kind of cool, you know, to have that footprint as they call it, a digital footprint or presence out there.
- A lot of people will say no or not this type of picture because once you post it, they've lost control of their child's sort of Internet footprint.
- How important is your online footprint, if you will, to your acting career, like your acting website, your social media?
Examples
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We are increasingly living in a world where we leave electronic footprints everywhere in our public spaces.
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But now I have a pretty big digital footprint and my kids are going to be able to watch their mom do really crazy stuff.
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So that is kind of cool, you know, to have that footprint as they call it, a digital footprint or presence out there.
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How important is your online footprint, if you will, to your acting career like your acting website, your social media.
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Digital footprints, like physical ones, are unique to their owners.
Academic text (2015) -
We now see ourselves as lifelong learners who have a digital footprint on the interactive World Wide Web and information system.
Academic text (2011) -
More and more, we leave a trail of electronic footprints as we go through our daily lives.
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Left digital footprints that law enforcement has used in making arrests.
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When nonusers are asked to join Facebook, they are being asked to expand their digital footprint.
Academic text (2015) -
Your digital footprint includes all the information you share on social media and websites.
Synonyms
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4.4
A lasting change left by an event or person
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word footprint, from foot + print, is used for online activity because clicks and posts are like marks we leave when we walk, so a 'digital footprint' is the record of what we do on the internet.