Minutia are the points in the fingerprint where the finger ridges split (a bifurcation point) or terminate (an ending point).
Minutia is the basis for recognizing a fingerprint in early law enforcement applications and has gradually become the standard of fingerprint template.
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(2009). Minutia. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_859
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