fingerprint

1. A print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger;
   Often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations (synset 106657156)
   is a type of:

   • biometric authentication, biometric identification, identity verification - the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics
   • mark, print - a visible indication made on a surface
   subtypes:

   • loop - the basic pattern of the human fingerprint
   • thumbprint - fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)
2. A generic term for any identifying characteristic (synset 106899538)
   "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"
   is a type of: identification - evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
3. A smudge made by a (dirty) finger (synset 104702328)
   is a type of: blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot - a blemish made by dirt
   same as: fingermark

1. Take an impression of a person's fingerprints (synset 201752556)
   is a type of: reproduce - make a copy or equivalent of

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