fingerprint Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
  2. noun a generic term for any identifying characteristic
    • that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it
  3. noun a smudge made by a (dirty) finger
    fingermark.
  4. verb take an impression of a person's fingerprints

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