Fingerprint (disambiguation)

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A fingerprint is a mark made by the pattern of ridges on the pad of a human finger.

Fingerprint may also refer to:

Science and technology

  • Genetic fingerprint
    , distinguishing two individuals of the same species using only samples of their DNA
  • Peptide mass fingerprinting, in biochemistry, identification of proteins
  • Fingerprint (computing), uniquely identifying data by extracting from it a small key known as a fingerprint
  • Ballistic fingerprinting
    , a set of forensic techniques that to match a bullet to the gun it was fired with
  • Radio fingerprinting, characteristic signature from minute variations of frequencies emitted by a radio frequency device
  • Isotopic fingerprint
    , characteristic ratios of isotopes in material
  • Fingerprint, in the forensic identification of a typewriter
  • Fingerprint, in the forensic identification of a paper shredder

Arts

See also