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the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print + continues to the other side

a center of a loop

a triangular ridge pattern

an impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the ridges of a finger

FBI developed national database of more than 76 million criminal fingerprints + histories.

latent fingerprint

a concealed fingerprint made visible through the use of powders or forensic techniques

the ridge pattern flows inward + returns in the direction of the origin

the combination of details in the shapes + positions of ridges in fingerprints that makes each unique; aka ridge characteristics

patent fingerprint

a visible fingerprint produced when fingers coated with blood, ink or other touch a surface + transfer their print

plastic fingerprint

a 3D fingerprint made in a soft material such as clay, soap or putty

# of ridges between the center of a delta and the core of a loop

the recognizable pattern of the ridges found in the end pads of the finger that form lines on the surfaces of objects in a fingerprint

a form used to record + preserve a persons fingerprint

a fingerprint pattern that resembles a bulls eye

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