Main Entry: fin·ger·print

Pronunciation: \-ˌprint\

Function: noun

Date: 1859

1 : the impression of a fingertip on any surface; also : an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for the purpose of identification
2 : something that identifies: as a : a trait, trace, or characteristic revealing origin or responsibility b : analytical evidence (as a spectrogram) that characterizes an object or substance; especially : the chromatogram or electrophoretogram obtained by cleaving a protein by enzymatic action and subjecting the resulting collection of peptides to two-dimensional chromatography or electrophoresis c : the base-pair pattern in an individual's DNA obtained by DNA fingerprinting

— fingerprint transitive verb

— fin·ger·print·ing noun

[fingerprint illustration]