Definition
The scientific study and analysis of fingerprints for identification purposes, commonly used in forensics and criminal investigations.
Etymology
Coined from Greek 'daktylos' (finger) and 'skopeia' (examination), first systematically developed in the late 19th century as fingerprints were recognized as unique identifiers.
Kelly Says
Sir William Herschel used fingerprints on documents in India as early as 1858, but it wasn't until the 1880s that Scotland Yard officially adopted fingerprinting, making it the world's first major law enforcement adoption of this revolutionary identification technique.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የምጅራት መልሰ
ye-mi-jra-t mel-se
ARالعربية
طباعة الأصابع
tab'a't al-aswā'e
BNবাংলা
অঙ্গুল ছাপ
ongul chhap
CACatalà
dactiloscòpia
dak-ti-los-ko-pee-ah
CSČeština
daktyloskopie
dak-ti-los-ko-pee
DADansk
fingerprints
finger-prints
DEDeutsch
Dactyloskopie
dak-ti-los-ko-pee
ELΕλληνικά
δακτυλογραφία
dak-ty-lo-gra-fee-ah
ESEspañol
dactiloscopia
dak-ti-los-ko-pee-ah
FAفارسی
شناسایی اثرانگشت
sha-nas-sā-ye af-tar-an-gh-esh-t
FISuomi
sormenjälkitutkimus
sor-men-jal-kit-tu-ki-mus
FRFrançais
dactyloscopie
dak-ti-los-koh-pee
GUGU
અંગુલિમુદ્રા
ang-uli-mu-dra
HEעברית
זיהוי אצבעות
zi-ya-i atz-ba-ot
HIहिन्दी
अंगुलि निशान विज्ञान
anguli nishaan vigyan
HUMagyar
ujjnyomtatás
uj-nyom-ta-tas
IDBahasa Indonesia
sidik jari
si-dik ja-ri
IGIG
akụkụ nzu
a-ku-ku nzu
ITItaliano
dactiloscopia
dak-ti-los-ko-pee-ah
JA日本語
指紋採取
shi-moku-tai-sho
KKKK
аactyloskopiya
a-k-ty-los-ko-pee-ya
KMKM
តារាងដៃ
ta-ra-ang dai
MRMR
अंगुळछाप
ang-gul-chaap
MSBahasa Melayu
sidik jari
si-dik ja-ri
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့လက်မှတ်
shwe-let-h-khat
NLNederlands
dactyloscopie
dak-ti-los-ko-pee
NONorsk
fingeravtrykk
finger-a-v-trykk
PAPA
ਅੰਗੂਠਾ ਦਾ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ
ang-ootha da nishaan
PLPolski
daktyloskopia
dak-ty-los-ko-pee-ah
PTPortuguês
dactiloscopia
dak-ti-los-ko-pee-ah
RORomână
dactiloscopie
dak-ti-los-ko-pee-ah
RUРусский
дактилоскопия
dak-ti-los-ko-pee-ya
SVSvenska
fingeravtrycksundersökning
finger-a-v-trycks-un-der-so-k-ning
SWKiswahili
kidole
ki-do-le
TAதமிழ்
விரல் அச்சு
vi-ral ach-chu
TEతెలుగు
చేయి ముద్ర
chey-yi mu-d-ra
THไทย
การสืบสวนลายนิ้วมือ
gan sua-suan lay-niw-meu
TLTL
fingerprint
finger-print
TRTürkçe
daktiloskopi
dak-ti-los-ko-pee
UKУкраїнська
дактилоскопія
dak-ti-los-ko-pee-ya
URاردو
انگلیوں کا نقش
ang-li-yon ka naqsh
VITiếng Việt
thuật giấy da ngón tay
thuat g-ia-y da ngon tay
YOYO
ọpọ̀ ìwọ̀
o-po-i i-wo
ZUZU
imprint yezinyembezi
im-print ye-zi-n-embe-zi