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photofitting

noun

Etymology

From photo + fitting or photofit + -ing.

  1. derived from figo
  2. inherited from fitt
  3. inherited from fit
  4. formed as fitting — “fit + -ing”
  5. compounded as photofitting — “photo + fitting”

Definitions

  1. The production of a sketch of a criminal from available information, often specifically…

    The production of a sketch of a criminal from available information, often specifically DNA.

    • For over a year, Britain's Forensic Science Service (FSS) has employed what the agency terms "DNA photofitting," in which the genetic markers in the suspect's DNA found at a crime site are compared against a database of DNA markers.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for photofitting. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA