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| Arch | A fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern originates from one side of the print and leaves from the other side. |
| Core | A center of a loop or whorl. |
| Delta | A triangular ridge pattern with ridges that go in different directions above and below a triangle. |
| Fingerprint | An impression left on any surface that consists of patterns made by the ridges on a finger. |
| Latent Fingerprint | A hidden fingerprint made visible through the use of powders or other techniques. |
| Whorl | A fingerprint pattern that resembles a bull's-eye |
| Minutiae | The combination of details in the shapes and positions of ridges in fingerprints that make each unique; also called ridge characteristics |
| Patent Fingerprint | A visible fingerprint that happens when fingers with blood, ink, or some other substance on them touch a surface and transfer the pattern of their fingerprint to that surface |
| Plastic Fingerprint | A three-dimensional fingerprint made in soft material such as clay, soap, or putty |
| Ridge Pattern | The recognizable pattern of the ridges found in the end joints of fingers that form lines on the surfaces of objects in a fingerprint. They fall into three categories: arches, loops, and whorls |
| Ten card | A form used to record a preserve a person's fingerprints |
| Loop | A fingerprint pattern in which the ridge pattern flows inward and returns in the direction of the origin. |
| 10 weeks | What age do fingerprints form? |
| Basal Layer | What layer of the skin do fingerprints form in? |
| The basal layer grows faster than the other two layers. | How are fingerprints formed? |
