Fingerprint

Word FINGERPRINT
Character 11
Hyphenation fin ger print
Pronunciations /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/

Definitions and meanings of "Fingerprint"

What do we mean by fingerprint?

A mark left on a surface by a person's fingertip. noun

An inked impression made of a person's fingertip and used for identification. noun

A distinctive or identifying mark or characteristic. noun

A DNA fingerprint. noun

A chemical fingerprint. noun

To take the fingerprints of. transitive verb

An impression made, as with ink or some other pigment, with the tip of a finger, so that its markings are recorded. noun

To take an impression of the fingerprints of (a person). transitive verb

An impression of the pattern of ridges on the skin of the last joint of a person's finger, left on a surface after a person has touched the surface. noun

A fingerprint{1} made intentionally in ink on a paper form for the purpose of identification of the individual. noun

Any distinctive pattern of characteristics or properties of an object which can serve to identify that object. noun

A smudge made by a (dirty) finger. noun

The unique natural pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers. noun

The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched. noun

Unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem. noun

To take somebody's fingerprints. verb

A generic term for any identifying characteristic noun

Take an impression of a person's fingerprints verb

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

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

Unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem.

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

A trace that gives evidence of someone's involvement.

A catch phrase meaning, ''leave no evidence behind'' ''wear gloves ect..'' Urban Dictionary

See Gay Men. Urban Dictionary

A word used to describe an electronic device (such as a notebook computer, MP3 player, or cell phone) that is prone to attracting visible fingerprints. Most often, these devices have shiny or glossy reflective surfaces designed solely for aesthetic or trendy appeal. Not only do these surfaces easily fingerprint, but they are also prone to excessive visible scratching. Urban Dictionary

All the private and personal information you purposely or unknowingly store on your smartphone. Urban Dictionary

An impression made by one's unique sense of style. Urban Dictionary

A surface that when touched becomes covered with fingerprints Urban Dictionary

A term used to place blame for global warming on an individual or group. Urban Dictionary

Those bruises on your body that happened in the heat of the moment. You don't even know that they're there until your coworker on Monday morning says "Oh my god, what happened to your arms". Urban Dictionary

Masturbating so violently that there is enough friction to erase the fingerprints on your masturbating hand. Urban Dictionary

One who is dependant on video games; a person who plays video games to escape from their daily stresses. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Fingerprint

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The word "fingerprint" in example sentences

PAT D'AMURO, CNN SECURITY ANALYST: Well, at this point, they're looking to try to find what we call a fingerprint as to who could have constructed this device, taking a look at what type of material was used. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I think what we have to wait and look for is what we call a fingerprint on the type of device that was used. ❋ Unknown (2005)

So in the case of the telco example: they look at every single customer uniquely, and look at what they call a fingerprint-and then look at every single fingerprint on the network, and there are billions of these fingerprints, and do that all in real time-while it's happening. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Santer et al. (2001) confirmed that the wrong fingerprint is observed compared with that expected from CO2 forcing on the atmosphere. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The artist's fingerprints, letter-pressed onto the pages of a book, create progressively complex patterns and sequences, transporting the fingerprint from the world of forensics and law into the freeing world of art and imagination. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Matsumoto successfully lifted a latent fingerprint from a glass and with it fooled 80 percent of the fingerprint scanners he tested. ❋ Ewillett (2008)

Check that link for details - and a MythBusters episode where they make a gelatin fingerprint and go around foiling locks with it. ❋ Rhythmaning (2007)

Bruce is missing a key point in fingerprint reader security: yes, one can steal your fingerprint, but the question is which one of the 10 fingers you are using? ❋ Unknown (2006)

Saying that you only store the mathematical representations of a fingerprint is like saying that you only store the mathematical representations of a JPEG, not the actual paint, canvas and frame that it depicts. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It might be a derivative of the technology involved in fingerprint indentication. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Even if we assume the unproven hypothesis that each fingerprint is unique when examined at a certain level of detail, the important question is how often two people might have fingerprints sufficiently similar that a competent examiner could believe they came from the same person. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The judge who enacted the regulation has exempted citizens of countries whom the US intends to fingerprint from the Brazilian requirement, and has had a little Godwin's Law moment in his publicity regarding the decision: ❋ Unknown (2003)

Biometrics won't be forgotten (which gives them an advantage over passwords) but they can be lost - that iris scan or fingerprint is no good if the eye or finger gets badly damaged in an accident. ❋ Unknown (2003)

If somebody steals your biometric e.g a fingerprint from a coffee mug or by copying or changing the database with the biometric details ... ❋ Unknown (2003)

Because each fingerprint is unique, it means that two people can unambiguously discuss the same track. ❋ Unknown (2003)

All traffic into or out of the ISP passes through the MediaSignature, and when a transfer of a song is identified, MediaSignature generates a fingerprint from the song-in-transit and compares it to the list of known fingerprints; if the song appears on the blacklist, the file-transfer is stopped. ❋ Unknown (2002)

No image of the fingerprint is actually stored, Morris said, so even if in a worst-case scenario hackers intercepted and decoded the equation, they still wouldn’t have a fingerprint, just elements of it. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Despite the fact that we all create with a similar pallette of naturals (which is far more limited than what you'd find in the labs of a commercial perfumer using synthetics), the styles are completely different, and each of the perfumers seem to have their own unique "fingerprint" - a signature that can be recognized within the structure or style of the perfume (even if we don't necessarily have a signature "accord" a-la-Guerlainade). ❋ Ayala Sender (2006)

YO I WIPED [THE BARREL] OF [THE GUN] DOWN WITH OIL AFTER I BLASTED HELLA FOOLS! ...[SHIT SON],NO FINGERPRINTS ❋ Ekim1983 (2012)

[Wow], The Fingerprints [suck]. ❋ Nick (2003)

The [iPod] is a [classic] fingerprint magnet. ❋ Pwumavs (2008)

When I went to get us some more drinks, she grabbed my iphone and looked at [my tweets], FB [rants], [gps] history, credit card balance, and even the youtube videos I watched. She had my whole digital fingerprint by the time I got back. ❋ Tmdoom (2011)

Her ability to perfectly throw together [graphic tee] shirts with [dressy] [skirts] is her fashion fingerprint. ❋ Loopyscorpio (2015)

If you ever touch the [glossy] black middle on the [Playstation 5], that is [fingerprint city] ❋ Pinkbxtch05 (2020)

1) "[President Bush's] [carbon] fingerprints were all over that energy bill". 2) "The lights were left on again and [Barrett's] carbon fingerprints were all over the switches". ❋ John Olmstead (2008)

Friend says: "[how'd] you get all those fingerprint bruises?" Friend of [the friend] says: "By having the time of [my life]!!!!" ❋ Quimmy650 (2009)

Sorry man, I just watched that hot chick from [That 70s Show] and had to erase my fingerprints really fast. [Erasing your fingerprints]? You know, [whack it]. ❋ Bob McGillian (2011)

Because of [his bad] [childhood], he stayed in his room and [developed] a sixteen bit fingerprint. ❋ Nerd Pizza (2006)

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