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noun

Fingerprint n.

An impression of the pattern of ridges on the skin of the last joint of a person's finger, left on a surface after a person has touched the surface. Note: Fingerprints left by persons who have committed crimes are considered as reliable physical evidence linking an individual with a crime, because each person's fingerprints are distinctively different from those of others, allowing identification of a person with high confidence.

A fingerprint (1) made intentionally in ink on a paper form for the purpose of identification of the individual.

Any distinctive pattern of characteristics or properties of an object which can serve to identify that object; as, the distinctive fingerprint of eugenol in the mass spectrum allowed easy recognition of its presence in the sample.

A smudge made by a (dirty) finger.

Synonyms: fingermark.

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Etymology of 'Fingerprint'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Justice Robinson. [Applause.] This, of Constable Blake. [Applause.] This of John Mason, juryman. [Applause.] This, of the sheriff. [Applause.] I cannot name the others, but I have them all at home, named and dated, and could identify them all by my fingerprint records." ...

— Innocents abroad • Mark Twain

Words linked to "Fingerprint" : spot, reproduce, fingerprint expert, print, smirch, smudge, fingerprinting, loop, smear, biometric identification, fingerprint specialist, fingerprint man