"fingerprint" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-fingerprint.ogg [US] Forms: fingerprints [plural]
Etymology: From finger + print. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|finger|print}} finger + print Head templates: {{en-noun}} fingerprint (plural fingerprints)
  1. The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual. Categories (topical): Fingers Translations (the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers): بَصْمَة (baṣma) [feminine] (Arabic), մատնահետք (matnahetkʻ) (Armenian), адбі́так (adbítak) [masculine] (Belarusian), пръстов отпечатък (prǎstov otpečatǎk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), empremta [feminine] (Catalan), 指紋 (Chinese Mandarin), 指纹 (zhǐwén) (Chinese Mandarin), otisk prstu [masculine] (Czech), fingrospuro (Esperanto), fingramerki [neuter] (Faroese), sormenjälki (Finnish), empreinte digitale [feminine] (French), dedada [dual] (Galician), pegada dixital [feminine] (Galician), Fingerabdruck [masculine] (German), δακτυλικό αποτύπωμα (daktylikó apotýpoma) [neuter] (Greek), ujjlenyomat (Hungarian), fingrafar [neuter] (Icelandic), méarlorg [masculine] (Irish), impronta digitale [feminine] (Italian), 指紋 (shimon) (alt: しもん) (Japanese), 지문 (jimun) (alt: 指紋) (Korean), бармак тагы (barmak tagı) (Kyrgyz), pirštų atspaudas [masculine] (Lithuanian), cap jari (Malay), makaurangi (Maori), fingeravtrykk [neuter] (Norwegian), detada [feminine] (Occitan), emprenta digitala [feminine] (Occitan), odcisk palca [masculine] (Polish), impressão digital [feminine] (Portuguese), amprentă digitală [feminine] (Romanian), отпеча́ток па́льца (otpečátok pálʹca) [masculine] (Russian), отпеча́ток (otpečátok) (alt: па́льца) [masculine] (Russian), meur-lorg [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), huella digital [feminine] (Spanish), huella dactilar [feminine] (Spanish), alama ya kidole (Swahili), fingeravtryck [neuter] (Swedish), tatak ng daliri (Tagalog), diit (Tagalog), bakas-daliri (Tagalog), tatak-daliri (Tagalog), கைரேகை (kairēkai) (Tamil), ลายนิ้วมือ (laai-níu-mʉʉ) (Thai), parmak izi (Turkish), відби́ток (vidbýtok) [masculine] (Ukrainian), vân tay (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-fingerprint-en-noun-RTiHP5J0 Disambiguation of Fingers: 43 10 5 9 9 17 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 26 6 30 14 1 12 Disambiguation of 'the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers': 74 15 1 6 3
  2. The patterns left on surfaces where uncovered fingertips have touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface. Translations (the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched): بَصْمَة (baṣma) [feminine] (Arabic), մատնահետք (matnahetkʻ) (Armenian), отпечатъци от пръсти (otpečatǎci ot prǎsti) [plural] (Bulgarian), 指紋 (Chinese Mandarin), 指纹 (zhǐwén) (Chinese Mandarin), 指印 (zhǐyìn) (Chinese Mandarin), otisk prstu [masculine] (Czech), fingeraftryk [neuter] (Danish), vingerafdruk [masculine] (Dutch), sormenjälki (Finnish), empreinte digitale [feminine] (French), pegada dixital [feminine] (Galician), Fingerabdruck [masculine] (German), δακτυλικό αποτύπωμα (daktylikó apotýpoma) [neuter] (Greek), ujjlenyomat (Hungarian), méarlorg [masculine] (Irish), impronta digitale [feminine] (Italian), 指紋 (shimon) (alt: しもん) (Japanese), 지문 (jimun) (alt: 指紋) (Korean), бармак тагы (barmak tagı) (Kyrgyz), pirštų atspaudas [masculine] (Lithuanian), cap jari (Malay), makaurangi (Maori), tapukara (Maori), fingeravtrykk [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), fingeravtrykk [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), detada [feminine] (Occitan), impressão digital [feminine] (Portuguese), amprentă digitală [feminine] (Romanian), отпеча́ток па́льца (otpečátok pálʹca) [masculine] (Russian), отпеча́тки па́льцев (otpečátki pálʹcev) [masculine, plural] (Russian), отпеча́ток (otpečátok) (alt: па́льца) [masculine] (Russian), meur-lorg [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), huella digital [feminine] (Spanish), huella dactilar [feminine] (Spanish), alama ya kidole (Swahili), fingeravtryck [neuter] (Swedish), ลายนิ้วมือ (laai-níu-mʉʉ) (Thai), parmak izi (Turkish), dấu vân tay (Vietnamese), ôl bys (nontechincal) [masculine] (Welsh), bysbrint (techincal) [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fingerprint-en-noun-VelTqZw7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 26 6 30 14 1 12 Disambiguation of 'the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched': 7 74 2 11 5
  3. (by extension) A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-fingerprint-en-noun-jw0ZCJ~M Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  4. (cryptography) A unique identification for a public key in asymmetric cryptography. Categories (topical): Cryptography Translations (unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem): بَصْمَة (baṣma) [feminine] (Arabic), 指紋碼 (Chinese Mandarin), 指纹码 (zhǐwénmǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), otisk [masculine] (Czech), miniatura [feminine] (Czech), digitalt fingeraftryk (Danish), digitale vingerafdruk [masculine] (Dutch), tunniste (Finnish), ψηφιακό αποτύπωμα (psifiakó apotýpoma) [neuter] (Greek), odcisk palca [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-fingerprint-en-noun-yoZF4Z~~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 26 6 30 14 1 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 18 8 35 15 2 10 Topics: computing, cryptography, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem': 9 7 15 65 4
  5. (figurative) A trace that gives evidence of someone's involvement. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-fingerprint-en-noun-SDFCMMwZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 26 6 30 14 1 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: finger-print Hyponyms: thumbprint Derived forms: chemical fingerprint, fingerprintability, fingerprintable, fingerprint analysis, fingerprinting, fingerprint powder, fingerprint recognition, latent fingerprint, Rabin fingerprint Related terms: hash [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-fingerprint.ogg [US] Forms: fingerprints [present, singular, third-person], fingerprinting [participle, present], fingerprinted [participle, past], fingerprinted [past]
Etymology: From finger + print. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|finger|print}} finger + print Head templates: {{en-verb}} fingerprint (third-person singular simple present fingerprints, present participle fingerprinting, simple past and past participle fingerprinted)
  1. (transitive) To take somebody's fingerprints. Tags: transitive Translations (to take fingerprints): vingerafdrukken nemen (Dutch), vingerafdrukken maken (Dutch), ottaa sormenjäljet (Finnish), δακτυλοσκοπώ (daktyloskopó) (Greek), tirar as digitais (Portuguese), дактилоскопи́ровать (daktiloskopírovatʹ) (Russian), снима́ть отпеча́тки па́льцев (snimátʹ otpečátki pálʹcev) (Russian), ta fingeravtryck på (någon) (Swedish), ta någons fingeravtryck (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fingerprint-en-verb-dS2RdxZu Disambiguation of 'to take fingerprints': 94 6
  2. (transitive) To identify something uniquely by a combination of measurements. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-fingerprint-en-verb-j43jMfvm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 26 6 30 14 1 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: finger-print Related terms: dactylography, biometrics

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          "lang": "Armenian",
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          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "empremta"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "指紋"
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          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "fingrospuro"
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          "lang": "Faroese",
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          "word": "sormenjälki"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "empreinte digitale"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dedada"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "pegada dixital"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "daktylikó apotýpoma",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "ujjlenyomat"
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fingrafar"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "méarlorg"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "impronta digitale"
        },
        {
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          "alt": "しもん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shimon",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "指紋"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "alt": "指紋",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jimun",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "지문"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "barmak tagı",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "бармак тагы"
        },
        {
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          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "pirštų atspaudas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "cap jari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "makaurangi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "fingeravtrykk"
        },
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "detada"
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          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "emprenta digitala"
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        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "odcisk palca"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impressão digital"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "amprentă digitală"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otpečátok pálʹca",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "отпеча́ток па́льца"
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          "alt": "па́льца",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otpečátok",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "отпеча́ток"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "meur-lorg"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "huella digital"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "huella dactilar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "alama ya kidole"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "fingeravtryck"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "tatak ng daliri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "diit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "bakas-daliri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "tatak-daliri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "kairēkai",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "கைரேகை"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "laai-níu-mʉʉ",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "ลายนิ้วมือ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "word": "parmak izi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "74 15 1 6 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vidbýtok",
          "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "відби́ток"
        },
        {
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          "_dis1": "7 74 2 11 5",
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          "_dis1": "7 74 2 11 5",
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          "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "empreinte digitale"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "dedada"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "pegada dixital"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Fingerabdruck"
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      "code": "el",
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      "roman": "daktylikó apotýpoma",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "δακτυλικό αποτύπωμα"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "ujjlenyomat"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
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      "word": "fingrafar"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
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      "word": "méarlorg"
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      "word": "指紋"
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      "word": "지문"
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      "code": "ky",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "бармак тагы"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
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      "code": "ms",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "cap jari"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
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      "code": "no",
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      "code": "oc",
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      "word": "detada"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "emprenta digitala"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "odcisk palca"
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      "word": "impressão digital"
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "otpečátok pálʹca",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отпеча́ток па́льца"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "meur-lorg"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "huella digital"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "huella dactilar"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "alama ya kidole"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fingeravtryck"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "tatak ng daliri"
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    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "diit"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "bakas-daliri"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "tatak-daliri"
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      "code": "ta",
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      "roman": "kairēkai",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "கைரேகை"
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      "code": "th",
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      "roman": "laai-níu-mʉʉ",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "ลายนิ้วมือ"
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "parmak izi"
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      "roman": "vidbýtok",
      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "відби́ток"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers",
      "word": "vân tay"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "baṣma",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "matnahetkʻ",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "մատնահետք"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "otpečatǎci ot prǎsti",
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      "word": "отпечатъци от пръсти"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "word": "指紋"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "zhǐwén",
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      "word": "指纹"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "指印"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "sormenjälki"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
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      "word": "empreinte digitale"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
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      "word": "pegada dixital"
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      "code": "de",
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      "roman": "daktylikó apotýpoma",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "word": "ujjlenyomat"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
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      "alt": "指紋",
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      "word": "지문"
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      "code": "ky",
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      "roman": "barmak tagı",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "бармак тагы"
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      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
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      "word": "pirštų atspaudas"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "cap jari"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "makaurangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "tapukara"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fingeravtrykk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fingeravtrykk"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "detada"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impressão digital"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amprentă digitală"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otpečátok pálʹca",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отпеча́ток па́льца"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otpečátki pálʹcev",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "отпеча́тки па́льцев"
    },
    {
      "alt": "па́льца",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otpečátok",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "отпеча́ток"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meur-lorg"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "huella digital"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "huella dactilar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "alama ya kidole"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "fingeravtryck"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "laai-níu-mʉʉ",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "ลายนิ้วมือ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "parmak izi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "word": "dấu vân tay"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ôl bys (nontechincal)"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bysbrint (techincal)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "baṣma",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "بَصْمَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "word": "指紋碼"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhǐwénmǎ",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "word": "指纹码"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "otisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "miniatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "word": "digitalt fingeraftryk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "digitale vingerafdruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "word": "tunniste"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psifiakó apotýpoma",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ψηφιακό αποτύπωμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "unique identification for public key in asymmetric cryptosystem",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odcisk palca"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "fingerprint"
  ],
  "word": "fingerprint"
}

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          "ref": "2017 September 23, “From north Wales to Norfolk, distraught beekeepers ask: who’s stealing our hives?”, in The Observer",
          "text": "Too often, the union says, farmers feel the police response is inadequate and the sentencing too lenient. It’s a view seemingly shared by one of the latest victims of bee rustling, Norfolk bee keeper Simon Greenwood, who told the Observer that police had taken some photos of the scene, fingerprinted a can and then sent him a letter to say no further action was being taken.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Marina May Read, Focus on DNA Fingerprinting Research, page 30",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "vingerafdrukken nemen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "vingerafdrukken maken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "ottaa sormenjäljet"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "daktyloskopó",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "δακτυλοσκοπώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "tirar as digitais"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "daktiloskopírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "дактилоскопи́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "snimátʹ otpečátki pálʹcev",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "снима́ть отпеча́тки па́льцев"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "ta fingeravtryck på (någon)"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to take fingerprints",
      "word": "ta någons fingeravtryck"
    }
  ],
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    "fingerprint"
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}

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