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English noun: fingerprint | |||
| 1. | fingerprint (communication) a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biometric authentication, biometric identification, identity verification, mark, print | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | loop, thumbprint | ||
| 2. | fingerprint (communication) a generic term for any identifying characteristic | ||
| Samples | That tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | identification | ||
| 3. | fingerprint (attribute) a smudge made by a (dirty) finger | ||
| Synonyms | fingermark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot | ||
English verb: fingerprint | |||
| 1. | fingerprint (creation) take an impression of a person's fingerprints | ||
| Examples | They want to fingerprint the prisoners | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reproduce | ||
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