Blueprint

Alternative forms

 * blue print, blue-print

Pronunciation

 * blo͞o'prĭnt", ,

Noun

 * 1) A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
 * 2) A print produced with this process.
 * 3)  A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
 * 4)  Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.

Synonyms

 * cyanotype, schematic
 * schematic
 * road map, schematic, plan, layout

Verb

 * 1) To make a blueprint for.
 * The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off.
 * 1) To make a detailed operational plan for.
 * They blueprinted every aspect of the first phase of the operation.

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