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| a finger pattern in which the ridge pattern orginates from one side of the print and leaves from the other side |
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| center of a loop or whorl |
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| a triangular ridge pattern with ridges that go in different directions above and below a triangle. |
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| an impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by ridges on a finger |
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| a hidden fingerprint made visible through the use of powders or other techniques |
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| a fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the orgin |
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| the combination of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that make each unique:also called ridge characteristics |
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| a fingerprint pattern that resembles a bull's eye. |
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| a form used to record and preserve a persons fingerprints. |
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| the recognizable pattern of the ridges found in the end joints of fingers that form lines on the surfaceof objects in a fingerprint. THey fall into these categories : arches, loops, and whorls |
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| a three dimensional fingerprint made in soft material such as clay, soap or putty |
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| a visible fingerprint that heppens when fingers with blood, ink , or some other substance on them touch a surface and transfer the pattern of their fingerprint to that surface |
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