Definitions for ballistic fingerprinting
bal·lis·tic fin·ger·print·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ballistic identification, ballistic fingerprinting, bullet fingerprintingnoun

   identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it

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1. ballistic fingerprinting

   Forensic firearm examination is the forensic process of examining the characteristics of firearms or bullets left behind at a crime scene. Specialists in this field try to link bullets to weapons and weapons to individuals. They can raise and record obliterated serial numbers in an attempt to find the registered owner of a weapon and look for fingerprints on a weapon and cartridges. By examining unique striations impressed into a bullet from the barrel of a gun, expended ammunition can be linked back to a specific weapon. These striations are due to the rifling inside the barrels of firearms. Rifling spins the bullet when it is fired out of the barrel to improve precision. Although bullet striations are individualized unique evidence, microscopic striations in the barrel of the weapon are subject to change slightly, after each round that is fired. For this reason, forensic ballistics examiners may not fire more than five shots from a weapon found at a scene. Known exemplars taken from a seized weapon can be compared to samples recovered from a scene using a comparison microscope as well as newer 3-D imaging technology. Striation images can also be uploaded to national databases. Furthermore, the markings can be compared to other images in an attempt to link one weapon to multiple crime scenes. Like all forensic specialties, forensic firearm examiners are subject to being called to testify in court as expert witnesses. However, the reliability of some techniques of forensic firearm examination have been criticized.

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1. ballistic fingerprinting

   Ballistic fingerprinting refers to a set of forensic techniques that are used to identify the specific firearm used in a crime, based on the unique markings that the firearm leaves on the bullets and shell casings when it is fired. It involves comparing these markings with those in a database of known firearms, in order to trace a bullet or shell casing back to a particular gun. Just like human fingerprints, each gun leaves its own unique marks on bullets and shells, thereby forming their "ballistic fingerprints".

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1. Ballistic fingerprinting

   Ballistic fingerprinting refers to a set of forensic techniques that rely on marks that firearms leave on bullets to match a bullet to the gun it was fired with. It is a subset of forensic ballistics and internal ballistics.

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   The numerical value of ballistic fingerprinting in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of ballistic fingerprinting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_Fingerprinting
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4. ^ Wikidata
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