A mark or impression left on a surface by a finger, especially a smudge, stain, or the unique pattern of ridges (fingerprint).
Compound of 'finger' and 'mark' (Old English 'mearc'), both Germanic roots. Used historically to describe any visible trace left by fingers on surfaces.
Fingermarks on windows and screens contain not just oil from your skin but also bacteria, dead skin cells, and environmental particles—a tiny biography of everything you've touched that day.
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