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fingerprint

fin·gerp·rint

US/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ fairly common

noun

1.

biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used as evidence in criminal investigations

2.

a generic term for any identifying characteristic

  • “that tax bill had the senator”
3.

a smudge made by a (dirty) finger

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verb

1.

take an impression of a person''s fingerprints

Origin

From finger + print.

Phrases

  • chemical fingerprint
  • fingerprint analysis
  • fingerprint powder
  • fingerprint recognition
  • latent fingerprint
  • Rabin fingerprint
  • tented arch

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