Fingerprint

English

Noun

Fingerprint (plural Fingerprints)

1. The unique natural pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers.
2. The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched.
3. (computing) Unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem.

Hyponyms

• thumbprint

Derived terms

• fingerprint analysis
• fingerprint recognition

Verb

Fingerprint (third-person singular simple present Fingerprints, present participle Fingerprinting, simple past and past participle Fingerprinted)

1. (transitive) To take somebody's fingerprints.

Thesaurus

boss, bump, colophon, concavity, convexity, dactylogram, dactylograph, dent, dint, embossment, excrescence, footmark, footprint, footstep, fossil footprint, ichnite, ichnolite, impress, impression, imprint, indent, indentation, indention, lump, pad, paw print, pawmark, pimple, print, pug, pugmark, seal, sigil, signet, stamp, step, stud, thumbmark, thumbprint, vestige

Alternative forms

• finger-print

Pronunciation

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See also

• (computing): hash

See also

• dactylography
• biometrics