transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌprint ]
noun
Date: 1859
1. : the impression of a fingertip on any surface ; also : an ink impression of the lines upon the fingertip taken for the purpose of identification
2. : something that identifies: as
a. : a trait, trace, or characteristic revealing origin or responsibility
b. : analytical evidence (as a spectrogram) that characterizes an object or substance ; especially : the chromatogram or electrophoretogram obtained by cleaving a protein by enzymatic action and subjecting the resulting collection of peptides to two-dimensional chromatography or electrophoresis
c. : the base-pair pattern in an individual's DNA obtained by DNA fingerprinting
• fingerprint transitive verb
• fin·ger·print·ing noun
[
fingerprint 1: 1 arch, 2 loop, 3 whorl, 4 composite
]