fingerprint
English
/ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/
noun
Definitions
- The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.
- The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.
- (computing) Unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem.
- A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something.
- A trace that gives evidence of someone's involvement.
Etymology
Compound from English finger + English print.
Origin
English
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fingergate English
- answer print English
- assprint English
- backprint English
- befinger English
- bioprint English
- blueprint English
- bootprint English
- buttprint English
- chicken finger English
- comprint English
- e-print English
- earprint English
- eigenfinger English
- faceprint English
- finger English
- finger-wag English
- fingerbang English
- fingerblast English
- fingerboard English
- fingerbone English
- fingerbreadth English
- fingercot English
- fingercuffs English
- fingered English
- fingerer English
- fingerfuck English
- fingerfucker English
- fingerful English
- fingerguard English
- fingerhold English
- fingerhole English
- fingerish English
- fingerless English
- fingerlike English
- fingerling English
- fingermark English
- fingernail English
- fingerpaint English
- fingerpainter English
- fingerpick English
- fingerplate English
- fingerplay English
- fingerpost English
- fingerprick English
- fingerprintability English
- fingerprintable English
- fingerprinter English
- fingerroot English
- fingersbreadth English
- fingersmith English
- fingerspell English
- fingerspeller English
- fingerspelling English
- fingerstick English
- fingerstyle English
- fingersucking English
- fingertip English
- fingerwear English
- fingerwise English
- fingery English
- five finger English
- footprint English
- forefinger English
- handprint English
- headprint English
- heelprint English
- hoofprint English
- inkprint English
- interfinger English
- kneeprint English
- ladyfinger English
- leech-finger English
- lithoprint English
- microprint English
- miniprint English
- misprint English
- monoprint English
- mouseprint English
- multifinger English
- multiprint English
- nanofinger English
- newsprint English
- nonprint English
- noseprint English
- odourprint English
- offprint English
- overprint English
- palmprint English
- pawprint English
- photoprint English
- postprint English
- preprint English
- print English
- print-off English
- printability English
- printable English
- printbound English
- printer English
- printery English
- printest English
- printeth English
- printhead English
- printless English
- printlike English
- printmaker English
- printmaking English
- printoff English
- printout English
- printseller English
- printshop English
- printwheel English
- printworker English
- printworks English
- printworthy English
- rainprint English
- reprint English
- scratch print English
- screenprint English
- shoeprint English
- snowprint English
- splitfinger English
- sporeprint English
- surprint English
- teleprint English
- thumbprint English
- toeprint English
- transprint English
- trigger finger English
- underprint English
- voiceprint English
- whiteprint English
- workprint English
- Finger German
- printen Dutch, Flemish
- プリント Japanese
- *printen Middle English
- fynger Middle English
- fingro Esperanto
- print Serbo-Croatian
- print Cebuano
- printahanan Cebuano
- iprint Tagalog
- pinga Tok Pisin
- finga Sranan Tongo
- pingga Torres Strait Creole
- finger
- e-print
- fingery
- reprint
- printer
- assprint
- offprint
- toeprint
- printest
- printeth
- nonprint
- befinger
- printery
- comprint
- surprint
- bioprint
- printout
- fingered
- fingerer
- misprint
- printoff
- inkprint
- earprint
- preprint
- pawprint
- fingerful
- shoeprint
- printshop
- fingercot
- snowprint
- blueprint
- rainprint
- noseprint
- headprint
- printless
- printlike
- handprint
- backprint
- teleprint
- fingerish
- postprint
- kneeprint
- palmprint
- printable
- print-off
- workprint
- monoprint
- heelprint
- newsprint
- buttprint
- hoofprint
- miniprint
- printhead
- bootprint
- fingertip
- faceprint
- footprint
- overprint
- fingerplay
- forefinger
- fingerhole
- printmaker
- thumbprint
- microprint
- fingerwear
- underprint
- voiceprint
- mouseprint
- fingerless
- odourprint
- printbound
- fingerling
- fingernail
- finger-wag
- fingerpick
- whiteprint
- fingerwise
- fingerpost
- multiprint
- Fingergate
- photoprint
- transprint
- fingerroot
- ladyfinger
- lithoprint
- nanofinger
- printwheel
- fingerhold
- fingerfuck
- sporeprint
- fingermark
- fingerbang
- fingerlike
- fingerbone
- printworks
- fingerboard
- interfinger
- screenprint
- fingerplate
- printworker
- fingercuffs
- fingerguard
- splitfinger
- multifinger
- printseller
- printmaking
- eigenfinger
- fingerblast
- fingerstyle
- fingerpaint
- fingersmith
- fingerprick
- fingerspell
- printworthy
- five finger
- fingerstick
- fingerfucker
- leech-finger
- answer print
- printability
- fingerpainter
- fingersucking
- scratch print
- fingerspeller
- fingerbreadth
- fingerprinter
- chicken finger
- fingerspelling
- fingersbreadth
- trigger finger
- fingerprintable
- fingerprintability