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Definition of Finger scanning
1. Noun. Biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically.
Generic synonyms: Biometric Authentication, Biometric Identification, Identity Verification
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finger Scanning
Literary usage of Finger scanning
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Contemporary Review (1874)
"It would of course be unwieldy if tried by Pope's regular, finger-scanning by
syllables, instead of Chaucer's beats of time. ..."
2. The Mind of Man: A Text-book of Psychology by Gustav Spiller (1902)
"Let a man imagine himself walking along a lane, playing with a ring on his finger,
scanning the scenery around him, and secondarily rehearsing a poem. ..."
3. Memoir of William Edmondstoune Aytoun by Theodore Martin (1867)
"... A better creature never framed a verse By dint of finger-scanning ; yet he's
deemed A proper poet by the gaping fools, Who know not me ! ..."
4. The Book of Ballads by Theodore Martin, William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1867)
"... especial friend— A better creature never framed a verse By dint of finger-scanning;
yet he's deemed A proper poet by the gaping fools Who know not me! ..."
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