livescan en · NOUN
Etymology
From live + scan.
Meanings
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A system for electronically and inklessly recording fingerprints.
In 1990 the St. Paul Police Department installed the earliest livescan system. [....] Some departments are now outfitting patrol cars with livescan readers.
2001, Simon A. Cole, Suspect Identities: A History of Fingerprinting and Criminal Identification, page 257:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| livescans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |