footing

n 1: status with respect to the relations between people or

groups: "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly

footing" [syn: {terms}]

2: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they

were on a friendly footing" or "he worked on an interim

basis" [syn: {basis}, {ground}]

3: a place providing support for the foot in standing or

climbing [syn: {foothold}]

porting

Translating software to run on a different computer and/or

{operating system}.

(1995-01-06)