Main Entry:

blue·print

Pronunciation:

\-ˌprint\

Function:

noun

Date:

1886

1: a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects' plans2: something resembling a blueprint (as in serving as a model or providing guidance) ; especially : a detailed plan or program of action <a blueprint for victory>

— blueprint transitive verb