Fingerprint (computing) definition

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noun

(1) A smudge made by a (dirty) finger

(2) Biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used as evidence in criminal investigations

(3) A generic term for any identifying characteristic

"That tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"

verb

(4) Take an impression of a person's fingerprints

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Noun

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

Verb

To take somebody's fingerprints.

The jail staff fingerprints its 'guests' routinely