blueprint

noun
UK /ˈbluː.prɪnt/
US /ˈbluː.prɪnt/

A blueprint is a drawing that shows how to build something.

The builder looked at the blueprint to see where the walls should go.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A detailed plan or model for how something will work or develop.

The team created a blueprint for the new school program.

3. A photographic print made with blue paper, used in the past for copying technical drawings.

The old blueprints were stored in the engineer's office.

4. To make a detailed plan or design for something.

They blueprinted the entire process before starting the project.