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| Counterfeiting | the production fo an imitation of currency, works of art, documents, and namebrand look-alikes for the purpose of deception |
| Document Analysis | the examination of questioned documents with known material for a variety of analyses |
| Document Expert | a person who scientifically analyzes handwriting |
| Exemplar | a standard document of known origin and authroship used in handwriting analysis |
| Forgery | the making, adapting, or falsifying of couemtns or other objects with the intention of deceiving someone |
| Fraudulence | when a financial gain accompanies a forgery |
| Questioned Documents | any signature, handwriting, typwriting, or other written mark whose source or authenticity is in dispute or uncertain |
| FISH | Computerized handwriting database used and maintained by the Secret Service |
| Literary Forgery | forgery of a piece of writing |
| Biometric Signature Pads | The computerized pad recognizes your signature based on the speed, pressure,a nd rhythm of signing your name |
| Formatting | includes spacing between letters and spacing between words and lines |
| Graphologist | studies the personality of the writer based on handwriting samples |
