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Finger Print Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| FINGERPRINT CLASSIFICATION | sorting of fingerprints into file groups so a file may be set |
| RIDGE CHARACTERISTICS (GALTON'S DETAILS) | characteristics such as breaking and dividing in finger prints |
| INVISIBLE FINGERPRINTS | fingerprints that are only visible under certain lighting or processing |
| INKED FINGERPRINT | Using black printer's ink and a fingerprint roller to intentionally record friction ridge skin |
| LATENT FINGERPRINT | impression, left on an item, through the transfer of perspiration and oils |
| PATENT (PLASTIC) FINGERPRINT | reproduction of the ridges of the finger in a medium such as wet paint, blood, putty, and some soft metals |
| ARCHES | ridges that rise in the center to create a wavelike pattern in a fingerprint |
| LOOPS | one or more ridges in a fingerprint that double back on themselves |
| WHORLS | whirlpool looking ridgelines in a fingerprint |
| VOICE PRINTS | graphic record made by sound spectrograph of energy patterns in speech |
| SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION | 1. ridge arrangement on every finger of every person is different 2. ridge arrangement is permanent throughout a persons life |
| A.F.I.S. | can digitize fingerprint identification |
| DISSIMILARITY | a difference in which the opinion of the examiner can be explained |
| DISCREPANCY | difference between two patterns, that can not be explained |
| DACTYLOGRAPHY | study of the science of fingerprints |
| CORE | approximate center of the finger pattern impression |
| INDIVIDUALIZATION | fingerprint which links to one specific person and noone else |
| CLASS ONE/LEVEL ONE DETAIL | general ridge flow of a fingerprint |
| CLASS TWO/LEVEL TWO DETAIL | aspects of a particular ridge path |
| CLASS THREE/LEVEL THREE DETAIL | finer detail taken while observing individual ridges |
| ACE-V | recommended process or methodology for comparison of a latent print to a known print. |