imprint
An impression; the mark left behind by printing something or by pressing on something, or the figurative counterpart of such a mark.
Example
“Their footsteps left an imprint in the sand.”
Other meanings
The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; the publisher, publishing house, or printer; their brand, or one of their subbrands.
“Each of the Big Five publishers has many imprints; for example, the imprints of Penguin Random House include Crown, DK, and Knopf Doubleday.”
A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
“The shirts bore the company imprint on the right sleeve.”
Word history
From Latin "imprimere".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “imprint” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.