Fingerprinting

noun, verb

noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of recording an individual's fingerprints. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification wordnet
  3. 3
    A test made to establish and confirm the properties of a material or components. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of fingerprint form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Example

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"Investigators used social network analysis and genetic fingerprinting to trace cases of the disease to their source. But the work was time consuming, adding to the already difficult task of disease containment and treatment."

Related phrases

DNA fingerprintingbrain fingerprintingbrainwave fingerprintinggenetic fingerprinting

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