Afis Definition & Meaning

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  • AFIS American [ey-fis] / ˈeɪ fɪs /

    noun

    Digital Technology.
    1. Automated Fingerprint Identification System: a computerized methodology used to analyze digitized images of individual fingerprints and compare them to a database of stored images, in search of a potential exact or partial match.

    AFIS British

    noun

    1. Automated Fingerprint Identification System: a computer system that scans fingerprints from crime scenes and compares them with millions of others around the world

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    So does Afis Adewale, another tailor, cutting cloth for a new outfit at a roadside shop in Ikeja neighbourhood in Lagos.

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    Cela fous fera misere Que she ne feux bas see; So, vollow mes gonseilles, Et brenez mon afis.

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