blueprint

Definitions

1. noun

   A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.

2. noun

   A print produced with this process.

3. noun

   A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).

   ≈cyanotype≈schematic≈schematic
4. noun

   Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.

   Examples

   • Ain't got no blueprint, just a purpose and a wrecking ball!
   • This demonstrated serious intent, and the result is a report that should be a blueprint for subsequent assessments when road schemes are being put forward.
5. verb

   To make a blueprint for.

   Example

   • The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off.
6. verb

   To make a detailed operational plan for; to design or plan out.

   Example

   • They blueprinted every aspect of the first phase of the operation.