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blueprint

[bloo-print]

noun

  1. a process of photographic printing, printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.

  2. a print made by this process.

  3. a detailed outline or plan of action.

    a blueprint for success.



verb (used with object)

  1. to make a blueprint of or for.

blueprint

/ ˈːˌɪԳ /

noun

  1. Also called: cyanotype.a photographic print of plans, technical drawings, etc, consisting of white lines on a blue background

  2. an original plan or prototype that influences subsequent design or practice

    the Montessori method was the blueprint for education in the 1940s

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to make a blueprint of (a plan)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • blueprinter noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of blueprint1

First recorded in 1885–90; blue + print
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“People did not submit their personal data to 23andMe thinking their genetic blueprint would later be sold off to the highest bidder.”

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It is a big deal for the US to share what has been described as the "crown jewel" of its defence technology, and no small thing for the UK to hand over engine blueprints either.

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“It’s personal, permanent, and deeply private. People did not submit their personal data to 23andMe thinking their genetic blueprint would later be sold off to the highest bidder.”

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That spring, Disney and Comcast negotiated a pact that outlined the governance of the service while it was jointly owned by the two companies and also provided a blueprint to dissolve their partnership.

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Circumstantial evidence points to Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget and the main author of Project 2025, the infamous right-wing blueprint for the Trump administration.

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