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PRONUNCIATION OF AFIS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFIS

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Afis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

AFIS

AFIS can refer to: ▪ Advanced Fire Information System ▪ Aerodrome Flight Information Service ▪ Airborne Flight Information System, an avionics system proprietary to Honeywell Aerospace ▪ American Forces Information Service ▪ Automated Fingerprint Identification System ▪ Automatic Flight Information Service ▪ Amministrazione Fiduciaria Italiana della Somalia United Nations Trust Territory...

Definition of AFIS in the English dictionary

The definition of AFIS in the dictionary is Automated Fingerprint Identification System: a computer system that scans fingerprints from crime scenes and compares them with millions of others around the world.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFIS

Afg.
Afgh.
afghan
Afghan hound
afghani
Afghanistan
aficionada
aficionado
afield
afire
AFK
AFL
AFL-CIO
aflame
aflatoxin
afloat
aflutter
AFM
AFN
AFNOR

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFIS

AIS
CIS
DCIS
EFIS
EIS
FIS
GIS
NCIS
PSIS
UGLIS

Synonyms and antonyms of AFIS in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «AFIS» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFIS

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Translator English - Chinese

AFIS
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

AFIS
570 millions of speakers

English

AFIS
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

AFIS
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

AFIS
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

АДИС
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

AFIS
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

AFIS
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

AFIS
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

AFIS
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

AFIS
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

AFIS
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

AFIS
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

AFIS
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

AFIS
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

AFIS
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

AFIS
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

AFIS
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

AFIS
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

AFIS
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

АДИС
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

AFIS
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

AFIS
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

AFIS
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

AFIS
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

AFIS
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of AFIS

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFIS»

The term «AFIS» is regularly used and occupies the 57.819 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «AFIS» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «AFIS» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about AFIS

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFIS»

Discover the use of AFIS in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to AFIS and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS)
This book provides information as to the critical and continual need for properly trained individuals as well as an understanding of the direct and indirect costs associated with maintaining these systems.
Peter Komarinski, 2005
2
Crime Science: Methods of Forensic Detection
Forensic expert Richard Saferstein describes these automated fingerprint identification systems (APIS): The heart of AFIS technology is the ability of a computer to scan and digitally encode fingerprints so that they can be subject to high-speed ...
Joe Nickell
3
Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
Glossary AFIS Automated fingerprint identification system. Biometric system Any system that serves to identify an individual based on anatomical or behavioral traits. Exemplar A controlled recording of the friction ridge skin used for the purpose ...
‎2012
4
Forensic Science: Modern Methods of Solving Crime
(AFIS). The advent of computers heralded a new age for many forensic sciences and among the first to utilize the technology was the science of fingerprints. Capturing, storing, searching, and retrieving fingerprints via computer is now a ...
Max M. Houck, 2007
5
Criminal Justice Technology in the 21st Century
The two most striking science and technology developments affecting criminal investigation have been AFIS and DNA (Schwabe, Davis, & Jackson, 2001). AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) uses computers to scan and digitize ...
Laura J. Moriarty, 2005
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Islam in contemporary Africa: on violence, terrorism and ...
Perhaps most importantly the essays in this book betray, even though in an eclectic manner, a deep interest in the analyses of the phenomenon of terrorism and its over-all effects on Africa.
Afis Ayinde Oladosu, 2007
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EB-MB AFIS: A SINGLE CULTURAL TRADITION BETWEEN TWO PHASES? CANDIDA FELLI - EMANUELA MERLUZZI1 Introduction The existence of a transition between the Early Bronze and Middle Bronze Age in Northern Syria has long ...
Hartmut Kühne, Rainer Maria Czichon, Florian Janoscha Kreppner, 2008
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Contrast: An Investigator's Basic Reference Guide to ...
search technology. Of the major companies manufacturing AFIS hardware and software, each of the systems works on similar principles. Electronically-scanned fingerprints and palmprints, on some models, are run though a software program  ...
Craig A. Coppock, 2007
9
Criminal Investigation
an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) that will compare latent fingerprints found at crime scenes against a master file that contains all fingerprint and criminal history information for known offenders in Georgia ( Georgia Criminal ...
Michael Palmiotto, 2004
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Cold Cases: An Evaluation Model with Follow-up Strategies ...
An Evaluation Model with Follow-up Strategies for Investigators James M. Adcock , Sarah L. Stein. AFIS, a computer can review millions of records and provide the fingerprint examiner with a set of ranked candidate prints for examination and ...
James M. Adcock, Sarah L. Stein, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term AFIS is used in the context of the following news items.
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Volunteer, 83, retires from career in print
... and later classified an additional 13,000 sets of prints using an electronic system called AFIS, or Automated Fingerprint Identification System. «Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Forensic evidence closes Billerica home burglary case
... which manages the state Automated Fingerprint Indexing System (AFIS), which electronically catalogs all known fingerprints obtained from ... «Wicked Local Billerica, Jul 15»
3
Uster attracts great number of visitors at ShanghaiTex 2015
“We are proud to confirm the trust of a spinner in Shandong, who signed a contract for one Uster Afis Pro 2, one Uster Tester 5, one Uster ... «Innovation in Textiles, Jul 15»
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Exhibiting at ShanghaiTex a multi faceted success: Uster
According to Uster, a spinner in Shandong, signed a contract for one each of Uster Afis Pro 2, Uster Tester 5, Uster Ensojet 4, Uster Classimat 5 ... «Fibre2fashion.com, Jul 15»
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Biometrics services market: global industry analysis and opportunity …
After non-AFIS, iris system is expected to contribute to the growth of biometrics system market over the next five years. This growth is attributed ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
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Nadra wins ePassport software contract for Kenya
... and validation using Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) technology and printing and personalisation of e-passport booklets, ... «Security Document World, Jul 15»
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New research proves that fingerprint accuracy remains unchanged …
... is considered the largest and most comprehensive study of the persistence of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) accuracy. «Biometric Update, Jun 15»
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German Minister To Opens ICA Bremen's, State-Of-The-Art Cotton …
... such as HVI testing, AFIS testing, stickiness testing and gravimetric trash content determination, as well as testing equipment for other natural ... «Textile World Magazine, Jun 15»
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No 'lost' biometrics data – Comelec
"So they were captured, that's fine, but when you're using it for purposes like for AFIS [Automated Fingerprint Identification System] or for ... «Rappler, Jun 15»
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Medical Marijuana Update: Tweed's (V.TWD) $61m Bedrocan (V …
One Day Canadian MJ licences will figure out that AFIs patented technology is going to revolutionize their ind, who will be the first ??? — Nick ... «Stockhouse, Jun 15»

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