fingerprinting

fin·ger·print  (fnggr-prnt)

n.

1. An impression on a surface of the curves formed by the ridges on a fingertip, especially such an impression made in ink and used as a means of identification.

2. A distinctive or identifying mark or characteristic: "the invisible fingerprint that's used on labels and packaging to sort out genuine products from counterfeits" Gene G. Marcial.

3.

a. A DNA fingerprint.

b. A chemical fingerprint.

tr.v. fin·ger·print·ed, fin·ger·print·ing, fin·ger·prints

1. To take the fingerprints of.

2. To identify by means of a distinctive mark or characteristic.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fingerprinting - the procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's fingerprints for the purpose of identification procedure, process - a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver's license"; "it was a process of trial and error"