Dactylography

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify people. uncountable
  2. 2
    The study of finger rings. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
fingerprint analysisfingerprint analysis

Etymology

From dactylo- + -graphy.

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