palm prints

Hands leave these

Palm prints are the impressions left by the ridged skin on the palm of the hand.

Like fingerprints, they're unique to each individual and used in forensic identification: Police found palm prints on the window frame.

Palm print recognition is also used in biometric security systems.

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identity verification · authentication · hand scanner · individualization · minutiae · thenar · touch screen · loops · interdigital · evidence · arches · fate line · chiromancy · impression · smudge · scanner · identification · identity theft

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hand region identification

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Ridge patterns identifying individuals

thumbprints · retinal scans · iris scans · facial recognition · DNA samples

biometric modality

palm printsretinal scans

Imaging the eye's interior

iris scans · facial recognition · DNA samples · footprints · lip prints

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G