S: (n) record (anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events) "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
S: (n) evidence (an indication that makes something evident) "his trembling was evidence of his fear"
S: (n) sign, mark (a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)) "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
S: (n) token (something serving as a sign of something else)
S: (n) footprint evidence (evidence in the form of footprints) "there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime"
S: (n) record (anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events) "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
S: (n) casebook (a book in which detailed written records of a case are kept and which are a source of information for subsequent work)
S: (n) chronology (a record of events in the order of their occurrence)
S: (n) timeline (a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom))
S: (n) dossier (a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record))
S: (n) entry (an item inserted in a written record)
S: (n) Congressional Record (a published written account of the speeches and debates and votes of the United States Congress)
S: (n) Hansard (the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament) "the Canadian Hansard is published in both English and French"
S: (n) pony, trot, crib (a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly))
S: (n) retroversion (translation back into the original language) "the teacher translated Latin texts into English which he gave to his students for retroversion"
S: (n) subtitle, caption (translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen)
S: (n) supertitle, surtitle (translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage)
S: (n) worksheet (a piece of paper recording work planned or done on a project)
S: (n) file, data file (a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together)
S: (n) computer file ((computer science) a file maintained in computer-readable form)
S: (n) backup file ((computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups)
S: (n) binary file ((computer science) a computer file containing machine-readable information that must be read by an application; characters use all 8 bits of each byte)
S: (n) master file, main file ((computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent)
S: (n) disk file ((computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label)
S: (n) transaction file, detail file ((computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task)
S: (n) input file, input data ((computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program)
S: (n) output file ((computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program)
S: (n) read-only file ((computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change)
S: (n) text file, document ((computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters)
S: (n) web page, webpage (a document connected to the World Wide Web and viewable by anyone connected to the internet who has a web browser)
S: (n) ASCII text file (a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting)
S: (n) source code (program instructions written as an ASCII text file; must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution)
S: (n) mug file, mug book (a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police))
S: (n) history, account, chronicle, story (a record or narrative description of past events) "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
S: (n) case history (detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment)
S: (n) family history (part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases)
S: (n) Parallel Lives (a collection of biographies of famous pairs of Greeks and Romans written by Plutarch; used by Shakespeare in writing some of his plays)
S: (n) recital (a detailed account or description of something) "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"
S: (n) working papers (records kept of activities involved in carrying out a project) "the auditor was required to produce his working papers"
S: (n) testimony, testimonial (something that serves as evidence) "his effort was testimony to his devotion"
S: (n) good authority (testimony by someone who should know) "I have it on good authority"
S: (n) testament (strong evidence for something) "his easy victory was a testament to his skill"
S: (n) argument, statement (a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true) "it was a strong argument that his hypothesis was true"
S: (n) proof (a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it)
S: (n) biometric identification, biometric authentication, identity verification (the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics) "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot"
S: (n) DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint (biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases)
S: (n) fingerprint (a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations)
S: (n) loop (the basic pattern of the human fingerprint)
S: (n) thumbprint (fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb))
S: (n) iris scanning (biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye) "the structure of the iris is very distinctive"
S: (n) signature recognition (biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures)
S: (n) retinal scanning (biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye) "identification by retinal scanning is complicated by eye movements"
S: (n) voiceprint (biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice) "voiceprints are uniquely characteristic of individual speakers"
S: (n) imprint (an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page) "the book was published under a distinguished imprint"
S: (n) positive identification (evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance) "a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people"
S: (n) key (a generic term for any device whose possession entitles the holder to a means of access) "a safe-deposit box usually requires two keys to open it"
S: (n) number (a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.) "she refused to give them her Social Security number"
S: (n) bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number (an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself)
S: (n) green card (a card that identifies the bearer as an alien with permanent resident status in the United States) "he was surprised to discover that green cards are no longer green"
S: (n) ID, I.D. (a card or badge used to identify the bearer) "you had to show your ID in order to get in"
S: (n) credit card, charge card, charge plate, plastic (a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered) "do you take plastic?"
S: (n) debit card (a card (usually plastic) that enables the holder to withdraw money or to have the cost of purchases charged directly to the holder's bank account)
S: (n) smart card (a plastic card containing a microprocessor that enables the holder to perform operations requiring data that is stored in the microprocessor; typically used to perform financial transactions)
S: (n) negative identification (evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not; evidence establishing that you are not among a group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to rejection) "a system for negative identification can prevent the use of multiple identities by a single person"
S: (n) facial profiling (identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces) "facial profiling is a new form of airport security"
S: (n) fingerprint (a generic term for any identifying characteristic) "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"
S: (n) linguistic profiling (using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class)
S: (n) profiling (recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people)
S: (n) indication, indicant (something that serves to indicate or suggest) "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
S: (n) communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)