Home › Words › L › livescanlivescanlivescan means A system for electronically and inklessly recording fingerprints.EtymologyFrom live + scan.nounA system for electronically and inklessly recording fingerprints.e.g.“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:verbTo obtain fingerprint images electronically.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fingerprinter 56% match — A person or device that records fingerprints. vs livescan →inklessly 54% match — Without the use of ink. vs livescan →fingerprinting 54% match — The act of recording an individual's fingerprints. vs livescan →faceprint 52% match — The impression left by a face pressed against a surface, such as sand, snow, or a pillow. vs livescan →inkless 51% match — Without ink. vs livescan →dactyloscopy 49% match — The forensic analysis and comparison of fingerprints as a means of identification of individuals. vs livescan →electrocopy 49% match — To scan electronically. vs livescan →imprinter 48% match — A device that imprints. vs livescan →