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Finger Print Terms

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