fingerprint
gb/fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/ us/fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
B1
Inglês
~ 8500
Aceções
0 aceções
Nome
B1
entity
1
mark of a finger on a surface
A mark your finger leaves on something you touch, which can show who touched it.
Padrão de uso:
a fingerprint on [something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes say "finger print" as two words. The correct spelling is one word: "fingerprint". They may also confuse "fingerprint" (the mark) with "footprint" (the mark of a foot).
Sinónimos
print (Short form often used in police or forensic contexts; less specific outside that context.)
Colocações
leave a fingerprint
|find a fingerprint
|latent fingerprint
|partial fingerprint
|lift a fingerprint
|match a fingerprint
Temas
crime
|police
|science
|body
|law
Exemplos
- Investigators found a clear fingerprint on the broken window.
- The glass had his fingerprint on it, proving he had touched it.
- Because the fingerprint was only partial, it was hard to identify the suspect.
- The thief wiped the door handle to remove any fingerprints.
- Technicians dusted the table and revealed several latent fingerprints.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The police found a fingerprint on the door.
- Her fingerprint was on the phone screen.
- There was a clear fingerprint on the glass.
- They cleaned the room to remove all fingerprints.
Nome
B1
entity
2
person’s unique finger patterns
The special lines on a person’s fingers that are different for everyone and can be used to know who they are.
Padrão de uso:
[someone]'s fingerprints
Erro comum:
Learners may not realize that "fingerprints" here usually refers to the whole set of finger patterns, often used in the plural. Saying "they took his fingerprint" is understandable but less natural than "they took his fingerprints".
Sinónimos
biometric data (More formal and general; includes other body-based identifiers, not only fingerprints.)
Antónimos
anonymity (If someone is anonymous, there is no identifying information like fingerprints connected to them.)
Colocações
take fingerprints
|have fingerprints on file
|compare fingerprints
|store fingerprints
|fingerprint database
|fingerprint records
Temas
crime
|identity
|police
|body
|law
Exemplos
- All new employees must provide their fingerprints for security records.
- The suspect’s fingerprints were already in the national database.
- Identical twins have different fingerprints, even though they share the same DNA.
- Border control officers scanned his fingerprints before letting him through.
- The school stores parents’ fingerprints to allow them to enter the building.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The police took his fingerprints at the station.
- Her fingerprints are in the police computer.
- They used his fingerprints to find out who he was.
- Your fingerprints are different from my fingerprints.
Nome
B2
property
3
distinctive sign of origin
A special sign or style that shows who made or caused something.
Padrão de uso:
the fingerprints of [someone/something] on [something]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes take this metaphor literally and think it always refers to physical fingers. In this sense, it is about a style or influence, not an actual mark. It is also often used in the phrase "someone’s fingerprints are all over [something]" to mean strong influence.
Sinónimos
hallmark (Very similar meaning; slightly more formal and often used for positive or defining qualities.)
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signature (Often used before a noun (e.g., "signature style") to mean a distinctive quality, like this sense of "fingerprint".)
Antónimos
neutrality (If something shows no clear influence or style from any side, it lacks the "fingerprints" of a particular person or group.)
Colocações
have the fingerprints of
|bear the fingerprints of
|see the fingerprints of
|political fingerprints
|stylistic fingerprints
Temas
metaphor
|arts
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Exemplos
- The director’s fingerprints are all over this film, from the music to the camera work.
- Experts could see the fingerprints of Russian hackers in the code used for the attack.
- The report bore the clear fingerprints of the marketing department.
- This policy has the fingerprints of corporate lobbyists all over it.
- The designer’s fingerprints are visible in every detail of the product.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- This movie has the director’s fingerprints on every scene.
- I can see the manager’s fingerprints on this plan.
- The hacker’s fingerprints are in the computer code.
- Her fingerprints are on all of the company’s ads.
Nome
technical
C1
entity
4
digital code that identifies data
A short digital code or pattern that is used to know exactly which file, program, or device something is.
Padrão de uso:
a fingerprint of [data/device]
Erro comum:
Learners may confuse this with the physical fingerprint on a sensor. In this sense, it is a digital pattern or code, not an image of a finger. It is most common in technical IT and security texts.
Sinónimos
hash (More specific technical term used in cryptography and programming for a kind of digital fingerprint.)
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identifier (More general and less specific; may not imply uniqueness in the same strong way as "fingerprint".)
Antónimos
random data (Random or unstructured data does not reliably identify a specific object the way a fingerprint does.)
Colocações
digital fingerprint
|browser fingerprint
|device fingerprint
|cryptographic fingerprint
|unique fingerprint
|generate a fingerprint
Temas
technology
|security
|computing
Exemplos
- The software calculates a cryptographic fingerprint for each downloaded file.
- Websites can track users by creating a unique browser fingerprint based on their settings.
- Each device has a digital fingerprint that allows the system to recognize it.
- The certificate fingerprint is shown so users can verify the server’s identity.
- They compared the image fingerprints to detect duplicate photos.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Your phone has a digital fingerprint on the network.
- The program makes a fingerprint of each file.
- A browser fingerprint can show who you are online.
- The website uses a fingerprint to find the same photo again.
Verbo
B2
action
5
take someone’s fingerprints
To make official records of the marks from someone’s fingers, usually by the police or other authorities.
Padrão de uso:
to fingerprint [someone]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes say "take his fingerprint" instead of "fingerprint him" or "take his fingerprints". As a verb, the usual pattern is "to fingerprint someone".
Sinónimos
book (Police slang for processing an arrested person; may include fingerprinting but also other steps.)
Antónimos
release (When someone is released without being processed, they may not be fingerprinted; contrasts with the act of officially recording them.)
Colocações
arrest and fingerprint
|photograph and fingerprint
|be fingerprinted
|fingerprint all new employees
|require people to be fingerprinted
Temas
police
|security
|crime
|law
|body
Exemplos
- The police fingerprinted the suspect after the arrest.
- All visitors were fingerprinted before they entered the high-security lab.
- New staff must be fingerprinted as part of the background check.
- Immigration officers routinely photograph and fingerprint arrivals.
- He refused to be fingerprinted without a lawyer present.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The police fingerprinted him at the station.
- Every new worker is fingerprinted on the first day.
- They will fingerprint you when you arrive at the airport.
- She was fingerprinted after she was arrested.
Verbo
technical
C1
action
6
generate a digital fingerprint
To make a special digital code or pattern that can be used to know exactly which file, program, or device something is.
Padrão de uso:
to fingerprint [data/device]
Sinónimos
hash (In computing, to "hash" data is a common verb with similar meaning, but it specifically refers to using a hash function.)
Antónimos
anonymize (To anonymize data removes identifying information; this is the opposite of fingerprinting, which adds an identifier.)
Colocações
fingerprint a file
|fingerprint devices
|fingerprint traffic
|automatically fingerprint content
|fingerprint each request
Temas
technology
|security
|computing
Exemplos
- The system fingerprints each file to detect changes over time.
- Many analytics tools fingerprint users’ browsers without their knowledge.
- We need to fingerprint all devices connecting to the corporate network.
- The service fingerprints incoming traffic to identify known attack patterns.
- They fingerprint images to find copies on other sites.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The program fingerprints every new file.
- Websites can fingerprint your browser.
- The company will fingerprint all phones on the network.
- The tool fingerprints the data to check if it changes.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
fingerprint
IPA
GB/fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
US/fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
Sílabas e acento
fin - ger - print (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (fin)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: fingerprint
- Plural: fingerprints
Verb
- Base: fingerprint
- 3rd Person Singular: fingerprints
- Present Participle: fingerprinting
- Past: fingerprinted
Família de palavras
Expressões
browser fingerprint
1/bɹˈaʊzɚ fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
fixed phrase
technical
unique pattern of browser data
A special pattern made from your browser’s settings and data that websites can use to know it is you.
Exemplos
- Websites can track you by creating a browser fingerprint instead of using cookies.
- Privacy tools try to make every user look the same to prevent browser fingerprinting.
device fingerprint
1/dɪvˈaɪs fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
fixed phrase
technical
unique profile of a device
A group of details about a device, like its hardware and software, that together make it easy to know exactly which device it is.
Exemplos
- The security system creates a device fingerprint for every laptop that connects.
- Banks often use device fingerprints to detect suspicious logins.
digital fingerprint
1/dˈɪd͡ʒɪtəl fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
fixed phrase
technical
unique digital identifier
A special digital code or pattern that shows exactly which file, program, or device something is.
Exemplos
- Each photo is given a digital fingerprint so the system can spot duplicates.
- Your phone has a digital fingerprint that the network uses to recognize it.
dust for fingerprints
1/dˈʌst fɚ fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnts/
fixed phrase
use powder to find fingerprints
To put powder on a surface so that hidden fingerprints can be seen.
Exemplos
- Crime scene technicians arrived and began to dust for fingerprints.
- The detective ordered the team to dust the door handles for fingerprints.
have someone's fingerprints on file
1/hˈæv sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnts ˈɔn fˈaɪl/
fixed phrase
store fingerprints in records
To keep a copy of a person’s fingerprints in an official record, usually in a computer system.
Exemplos
- The police already had his fingerprints on file from a previous arrest.
- All employees’ fingerprints are on file with the security office.
leave a fingerprint
1/lˈiv ə fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
fixed phrase
make a fingerprint on something
To make a mark from your finger on something you touch.
Exemplos
- He left a fingerprint on the window when he tried to open it.
- Don’t touch the glass, or you’ll leave fingerprints on it.
lift a fingerprint
1/lˈɪft ə fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
fixed phrase
remove fingerprint for analysis
To take a fingerprint off a surface using special tape or tools so that it can be studied.
Exemplos
- The technician lifted the fingerprint from the doorknob with clear tape.
- They managed to lift only one good fingerprint from the gun.
match a fingerprint
1/mˈæt͡ʃ ə fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnt/
fixed phrase
find who a fingerprint belongs to
To compare a fingerprint with others to see if they are the same and find who it belongs to.
Exemplos
- They matched the fingerprint from the crime scene to one in the database.
- The computer failed to match the fingerprint with any known suspect.
take someone's fingerprints
1/tˈeɪk sˈʌmwˌʌnz fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnts/
fixed phrase
record someone’s fingerprints
To make official copies of the marks from a person’s fingers, usually by the police or another authority.
Exemplos
- The officers took his fingerprints as soon as he arrived at the station.
- At the border they took everyone’s fingerprints and photos.
the fingerprints of something
1/ðə fˈɪŋɡɚpɹˌɪnts əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
clear signs of an influence
Obvious signs that show who or what caused or influenced something.
Exemplos
- This plan has the fingerprints of the finance department all over it.
- Experts say the attack bears the fingerprints of a state-backed hacking group.