patent fingerprints
a visible fingerprint produced when fingers coated with blood ,ink ,or some other substance touch a surface and transfer that print on to another substance.
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loops
a fingerprint in witch the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the orgin
arches
a fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print and continues to the other side
plastic fingerprints
a three-dimensional fingerprint made in soft material such as clay, soap, or putty
ridge patterns
the recognizable pattern of the ridges found in the end pads of fingers that form lines on the surfaces of objects in a fingerprint. They fall into three categories: arches, loops, and whorls
whorls
a fingerprint pattern that resembles a bull's-eye
latent fingerprints
a concealed fingerprint made visible through the use of powders or forensic techniques
IAFIS (Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System
FBI-developed national database of more than 76 million criminal fingerprints and criminal histories
arch
a fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print and continues to the other side
core
a center of a loop
delta
a triangular ridge pattern
fingerprint
an impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the ridges on a finger
minutiae
the combination of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that makes each unique; also called ridge characteristics
ten card
a form used to record and preserve a person's fingerprints