» fingerprint
Noun (3 meanings)
1. a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations.
fingerprint is a type of:
- biometric identification, biometric authentication, identity verification (noun) - the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics
- mark, print (noun) - a visible indication made on a surface
types of fingerprint:
- loop (noun) - the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
- thumbprint (noun) - fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)
fingerprint is derivationally related to:
- to fingerprint (verb) - take an impression of a person's fingerprints
2. a generic term for any identifying characteristic.
Example:
- “that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it”
fingerprint is a type of:
- identification (noun) - evidence of identity
3. a smudge made by a (dirty) finger.
Verb (1 meaning)
1. take an impression of a person's fingerprints.
to fingerprint
to fingerprint is a way to:
- to reproduce (verb) - make a copy or equivalent of
to fingerprint is derivationally related to:
- fingermark, fingerprint (noun) - a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
- fingerprint (noun) - a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger
- fingerprinting (noun) - the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification