"footroom" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: foot + room Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|room}} foot + room Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} footroom (uncountable)
  1. Space for a person's feet, especially while seated. Tags: uncountable Translations (space for a person's feet): jalkatila (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-footroom-en-noun-lgfvbTZb Disambiguation of "space for a person's feet": 98 2
  2. (signal processing) Extra bandwidth for lower-than-expected values. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Signal processing
    Sense id: en-footroom-en-noun-2RUXVE6k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, signal-processing

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