acknowledgements for ansi/nist-itl 1-2011 - NIST Visual Image ...

ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2011 - UPDATE 2013 DRAFT VERSIONThe point where a friction ridge begins, terminates, or splits into two or more ridges.Minutiae are friction ridge characteristics that are used to individualize a friction ridgeimage (fingerprint, palmprint, plantar). This is also known as Level 2 detail.mitochondrial DNASmall circular DNA molecules located in structures used to provide energy to the cell(mitochondria). Their small size and abundant nature make them particularly useful whenexamining small or much damaged biological material. It can be used to trace maternallineages as it is only inherited from one’s mothermodalityThis is a type or class of biometric system. Any measurable biological or behavioralcharacteristic can be a biometric modality.morphological conformanceConformance with the form and structure of the internal content, and verification that thedata structures exist and have correct values.[2013v>] MP3An encoding format commonly used for audio recordings. It is calso called MPEG-1 orMPEG-2 Audio Layer III. It has used the file extension '.mp3' since 1995. [] MRIMagnetic resonance imaging. [] NamUsThe National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, which is a nationalrepositoryfor missing persons and unidentified decedent records. It is operated by the NationalInstitute of Justice. [