Defenition of the word fingerprint

• Defenition of the word fingerprint

  • An impression of the friction ridges of all or part of the fingertip.
  • a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
  • a clue made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger
  • any identifying characteristic
  • take an impression of a person's fingerprints
  • 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
  • a generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator''s fingerprints all over it"
  • take an impression of a person''s fingerprints
  • a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
  • a generic term for any identifying characteristic

Synonyms for the word fingerprint

• • fingermark

Hyponyms for the word fingerprint

• • loop
  • thumbprint

Hypernyms for the word fingerprint

• • biometric authentication
  • biometric identification
  • black and white
  • blot
  • clew
  • clue
  • cue
  • daub
  • identification
  • identity verification
  • mark
  • print
  • reproduce
  • slur
  • smear
  • smirch
  • smudge
  • spot

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