Meaning

5 senses
  1. The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.

    Fingerabdruck

    отпеча́ток па́льцаotpečátok pálʹca, отпеча́токotpečátok

    відби́токvidbýtok

  2. The pattern left on a surface where an uncovered fingertip has touched, especially as used to identify the person who touched the surface.

    Fingerabdruck

    отпеча́ток па́льцаotpečátok pálʹca, отпеча́тки па́льцевotpečátki pálʹcev, отпеча́токotpečátok

  3. (broadly)A unique combination of features that serves as an identification of something.

    acoustic fingerprint

  4. A unique identification for a public key in asymmetric cryptography.

  5. (figuratively)A trace that gives evidence of someone's involvement.

More definitions
  • a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations
  • a generic term for any identifying characteristic
  • a smudge made by a (dirty) finger

Examples

108 sentences
  1. Your fingerprints were found on the gun.

    На пістолеті були знайдені ваші відбитки пальців.

    ruНа оружии были найдены твои отпечатки пальцев.

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  2. The fingerprints left on the weapon match the suspect's.

    Відбитки пальців, що лишилися на зброї, збігаються з відбитками підозрюваного.

    ruОставленные на оружии отпечатки пальцев совпадают с отпечатками подозреваемого.

    deDie Fingerabdrücke auf der Waffe stimmen mit jenen des Verdächtigen überein.

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  3. The police compared the fingerprints on the gun with those on the door.

    Поліція порівняла відбитки пальців на пістолеті з відбитками на дверях.

    ruПолиция сравнила отпечатки пальцев на оружии с теми, которые обнаружили на двери.

    deDie Polizei verglich die Fingerabdrücke an der Waffe mit denen an der Tür.

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  4. Tom's fingerprint was evidence that he was there.

    Відбитки пальців Тома були доказом того, що він там був.

    deDer Fingerabdruck von Tom war der Beweis, dass er dort war.

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  5. Tom's fingerprints were on the gun.

    ruНа оружии были отпечатки пальцев Тома.

    deToms Fingerabdrücke befanden sich auf der Waffe.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers:
Русский
By meaning 2
the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers:
the patterns left on surfaces where fingertips have touched:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the pattern of ridges on the tips of the fingers:

Origin

From finger + print.

From finger + print.

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