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The comparison of fingerprints left at the scene of a crime with those of suspects to provide evidence of the presence of a particular person at a particular place.
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Fingerprint — This article is about human fingerprints. For other uses, see Fingerprint (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
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Fingerprint (computing) — In computer science, a fingerprinting algorithm is a procedure that maps an arbitrarily large data item (such as a computer file) to a much shorter bit string, its fingerprint, that uniquely identifies the original data for all practical… … Wikipedia
fingerprint — /fing geuhr print /, n. 1. an impression of the markings of the inner surface of the last joint of the thumb or other finger. 2. such an impression made with ink for purposes of identification. 3. any unique or distinctive pattern that presents… … Universalium
fingerprint — noun … OF FINGERPRINTS ▪ set ▪ The police were able to obtain a set of fingerprints from the suspect. VERB + FINGERPRINT ▪ leave ▪ She was careful not to leave any fingerprints … Collocations dictionary
fingerprint — 1. An impression of the inked bulb of the distal phalanx of a finger, showing the configuration of the surface ridges, used as a means of identification. SEE ALSO: dermatoglyphics, Galton system of … Medical dictionary
Genome-Based Peptide Fingerprint Scanning — (GFS) is a system in bioinformatics analysis that attempts to identify the genomic origin (i.e. what species they come from) of sample proteins by scanning their peptide mass fingerprint against the theoretical translation and proteolytic digest… … Wikipedia
surface analysis — ▪ chemistry Introduction in analytical chemistry (chemistry), the study of that part of a solid that is in contact with a gas or a vacuum. When two phases of matter are in contact, they form an interface. The term surface is usually… … Universalium
