"digital footprint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: digital footprints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} digital footprint (plural digital footprints)
  1. (telecommunications) Digital evidence of a person's activities and interactions with others on the Internet, TV, mobile devices, etc. Wikipedia link: digital footprint Categories (topical): Computing, Internet, Telecommunications Synonyms: digital exhaust, digital shadow Related terms: carbon footprint Translations (digital evidence of a person's activities on the Internet): petjada digital [feminine] (Catalan), 數字足跡 (Chinese Mandarin), 数字足迹 (shùzì zújì) (Chinese Mandarin), 數碼足跡 (Chinese Mandarin), 数码足迹 (shùmǎ zújì) (Chinese Mandarin), elektronisk fodspor [neuter] (Danish), digitaalinen jalanjälki (Finnish), trace numérique [feminine] (French), digitaler Fußabdruck [masculine] (German), lorg digiteach [masculine] (Irish), rastro digital [masculine] (Portuguese), pegada digital [feminine] (Portuguese), цифрово́й след (cifrovój sled) [masculine] (Russian), цифрово́й отпеча́ток (cifrovój otpečátok) [masculine] (Russian), rastro digital [masculine] (Spanish)

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