National Crime Information Center, part of the CJIS.  Base for the alpha/numeric fingerprint classification system.

a type of fingerprint pattern that has two deltas and at least one friction ridge which makes, or tends to make, one complete circuit, which may be spiral, oval, circular or any variant of a circle. An imaginary line drawn between the two deltas must not touch or cross any recurving friction ridges within the inner pattern area.

a federal channeling agency that regulates individuals and institutions related to the banking industry.

a biometric system of electronically storing fingerprints in a database for identification purposes.

a pattern in a fingerprint where a ridge runs from one side of the finger to the other side without making a backward turn.

any information not present in the original object or image, inadvertently introduced by image capture, processing, compressions, transmission, display and printing.

the process of authenticating information provided by an applicant through criminal, commercial or financial records.

FINRA member firms that are in the business of buying and selling securities.

a pattern in a fingerprint where a single ridge divides to form two ridges.

the science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data.