fingerprint

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Synonyms: fingerpaint, finger-print, finger print, fine print, finger ring, fingerprick, finger paint, fingerprints, finger-paint, fineprint, fine+print

Antonyms: fingerpaint, finger-print, finger print, fine print, finger ring, fingerprick, finger paint, fingerprints, finger-paint, fineprint, fine+print

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q178022}} The [[natural]] [[pattern]] of [[ridge]]s on the tips of human [[finger]]s, unique to each individual.
2. The [[pattern]] left on a [[surface]] where an uncovered fingertip has touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something.
4. {{lb|en|cryptography}} A unique [[identification]] for a [[public key]] in [[asymmetric cryptography]].
5. {{lb|en|figurative}} A [[trace]] that gives evidence of someone's involvement.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[take]] somebody's fingerprints.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[identify]] something uniquely by a combination of [[measurement]]s.

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