Toeprint
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 The mark left by a toe.
"A misleading toeprint may not only be planted on the scene of crime, but just as well on crime objects such as anonymous letters and other articles. In that case there is full and quiet opportunity for the "planting"."
- 2 A very small footprint (amount of physical surface taken up by equipment). informal
"Total toeprint including keyboard for the miniature workstation is 83 square inches […]"
- 3 A measure of 30S-mRNA binding.
"In the absence of IF3, the 10-fold molar excess of tRNAᴾʰᵉ produces a strong +18 toeprint relative to the +15 toeprint."
Example
More examples"A misleading toeprint may not only be planted on the scene of crime, but just as well on crime objects such as anonymous letters and other articles. In that case there is full and quiet opportunity for the "planting"."
Etymology
From toe + print.
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