What does "compositry" mean?

The use, especially in law enforcement, of ready-made images of portions of an object to compose a picture of the entire object, such as the face of a person described by eyewitnesses.

Compositry

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Noun

1
The use, especially in law enforcement, of ready-made images of portions of an object to compose a picture of the entire object, such as the face of a person described by eyewitnesses.
"This article examines issues in composite drawing and examines different methods for conducting witness interviews necessary to compositry."

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"This article examines issues in composite drawing and examines different methods for conducting witness interviews necessary to compositry."

Etymology

From composite + -ry.

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