fingerprint

fin·ger·print   (fĭng'gər-prĭnt')    n.   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. 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). A DNA fingerprint. A chemical fingerprint. tr.v.   fin·ger·print·ed, fin·ger·print·ing, fin·ger·prints To take the fingerprints of. To identify by means of a distinctive mark or characteristic.

fingerprint

In technical analysis, the individual way that a particular stock trades. Technical analysts believe that an understanding of a security's fingerprint allows the investor to detect unusual variations in volume or changes in price that would signal a buying or selling opportunity.

Main Entry: fin·ger·print
Function: noun
: the impression of a fingertip on any surface; also : an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for the purpose of identification (as during the booking procedure following an arrest) —see also DNA FINGERPRINTING —fingerprint transitive verb —fin·ger·print·ing noun

Main Entry: ¹fin·ger·print
Pronunciation: -"print
Function: noun
1 : the impression of a fingertip on any surface;especially : an ink impression of the lines on the fingertip taken for purpose of identification
2 : analytical evidence (as a spectrogram) that characterizes anobject or substance; especially : the chromatogram or electrophoretogram obtained by cleaving a protein by enzymatic action and subjecting the resulting collection of peptides totwo-dimensional chromatography or electrophoresis —compare DNA FINGERPRINTING

fingerprint fin·ger·print (fĭng'gər-prĭnt')
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.

3. An analytical method capable of making fine distinctions between similar compounds.

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

1. To take fingerprints of.

2. To identify by a distinctive mark or characteristic.