blueprint

noun

document reproduction produced by using a contact print process on light-sensitive sheets

document reproduction produced by using a contact print process on light-sensitive sheets

Pronunciation: /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/

Etymology: From blue + print. Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.

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.
A print produced with this process.
A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
“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.”

Etymology: From blue + print. Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.

To make a blueprint for.
“The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off.”
To make a detailed operational plan for; to design or plan out.
“They blueprinted every aspect of the first phase of the operation.”