fingerprint
pronunciation
How to pronounce fingerprint in British English:
UK [ˈfɪŋgəprɪnt]
How to pronounce fingerprint in American English:
US [ˈfɪŋgərprɪnt]
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- Noun:
- 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
- a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
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- Verb:
- take an impression of a person's fingerprints
Word Origin
- fingerprint (n.)
- also finger-print, 1834, from finger (n.) + print (n.). Proposed as a means of identification from c. 1892. Admissibility as evidence as valid proof of guilt in murder trials in U.S. upheld in 1912. From 1900 as a verb. Related: Fingerprinted; fingerprinting.
Example
- 1. Consider buying a handset with fingerprint recognition security .
- 2. Online photos : are they new digital fingerprint ?
- 3. He was arrested because his fingerprint was found at her house .
- 4. Your voice can be a biometric identifier , like your fingerprint .
- 5. The dispute hinges on one control in particular : fingerprint matching .