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Fingerprint

/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/

The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.

📖 Definitions of "Fingerprint"

noun
  1. 1

    The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.

  2. 2

    The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.

  3. 3

    Unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem.

  4. 4

    A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something.

verb
  1. 1

    To take somebody's fingerprints.

    "The jail staff fingerprints its inmates routinely"

  2. 2

    To identify something uniquely by a combination of measurements.

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