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digital fingerprint

A unique piece of information attached to a digital document that indicates if the document is changed in any way and also aids in the protection of intellectual property rights.
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'If we have the program running the VCM [vote counting machines], it should give a digital fingerprint that matches the one we got from the trusted build,' Jimenez said.
The measurement of cognitive activity associated with nonroutine work, which I have termed the digital fingerprint of work, is a fertile area for research.
WASHINGTON: Using intermediaries and inexpensive computer disks, Osama bin Laden managed to send emails while in hiding, without leaving a digital fingerprint for U.S.
The company said that the solution includes a highly secure operating system, Sealys eTravel, together with the electronic covers for the passports which contain an integrated contactless microprocessor which contains the passport holders digital fingerprint and photograph.
This kit comprises a water-resistant, "ruggedized" computer with a touch-sensitive screen, a camera for taking digital photos, a digital fingerprint scanner and pen, and a scanning device to input identification documents, cargo manifests and other information.
Bango, a mobile web technology provider, has revealed that its billing and digital fingerprint technologies have been used to power the Global Reader, a new service providing access to books, articles, newspapers and other print content on mobile phones, from Macmillan Publishing Solutions (MPS).
First, though, everyone in the household faces a detailed interview and digital fingerprint scan.
I was so traumatised I even put the wrong finger on to the digital fingerprint machine.
At its most basic, CAS provides a kind of digital fingerprint for a stored piece of data.
After being cleared, program members are issued--after paying a special fee, of course--a "registered traveler" card that includes a biometric identifier digital fingerprint or retinal scans.
'If you are a non-immigrant alien,' he said, 'we would like to identify you through a digital fingerprint and a photo scan.'
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