"livescan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: livescans [plural]
Etymology: live + scan Etymology templates: {{compound|en|live|scan}} live + scan Head templates: {{en-noun}} livescan (plural livescans)
  1. A system for electronically and inklessly recording fingerprints.
    Sense id: en-livescan-en-noun-iYHrN2OB

Verb

Forms: livescans [present, singular, third-person], livescanning [participle, present], livescanned [participle, past], livescanned [past]
Etymology: live + scan Etymology templates: {{compound|en|live|scan}} live + scan Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} livescan (third-person singular simple present livescans, present participle livescanning, simple past and past participle livescanned)
  1. To obtain fingerprint images electronically.
    Sense id: en-livescan-en-verb-2apkQ3gz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for livescan meaning in English (1.9kB)

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