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fingerprintable en · ADJ

Etymology

From fingerprint + -able.

Meanings

1. (of an event, qualifier:offense; etc; offense; etc) That warrants or justifies taking a fingerprint or fingerprints.
   • It appears, under the Leandre C. rationale, a youth could be printed for investigatory police purposes prior to an arrest, but might not be eligible for fingerprinting upon arrest because the charge is not a fingerprintable offense. 2012, Joseph R. Carrieri, LexisNexis AnswerGuide New York Family Court Proceedings:
2. (of a person, qualifier:data; etc; data; etc) That can be fingerprinted.
   • Many are silent upon connection until you send them the expected string, but some will actually prompt you for a login in identifiable and fingerprintable ways. 2011, Russ Rogers, Nessus Network Auditing:

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