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| AFIS | Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
| AMN | Amnesia Victim |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute |
| APB | Advisory Policy Board |
| CAR | Criminal Ten-Print Submission (Answer Required) |
| CFS | Comparison Fingerprint Image(s) Submission |
| CGA | Compression Algorithm |
| CJIS | Criminal Justice Information Services |
| CNA | Criminal Ten-Print Submission (No Answer Necessary) |
| CSN | Candidate Sequence Number |
| DEK | Known Deceased |
| DEU | Unknown Deceased |
| ELR | Evaluation Latent Fingerprint Submission Request |
| ERRA | Administrative Transaction Error |
| ERRI | Image Transaction Error |
| ERRL | Latent Transaction Error |
| ERRT | Ten-print Transaction Error |
| FANC | Federal Applicant (No Charge) |
| FAUF | Federal Applicant User Fee |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| FIS | Fingerprint Image Submission |
| FISR | Fingerprint Image Submission Response |
| GCA | Grayscale Compression Algorithm |
| IAFIS | Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System |
| ICN | IAFIS Control Number |
| III | Interstate Identification Index |
| IRQ | Fingerprint Image Request |
| IRR | Fingerprint Image Request Response |
| ITN | Identification Tasking and Networking |
| LFFS | Latent Fingerprint Features Search |
| LFIS | Latent Fingerprint Image(s) Search |
| LFS | Latent Fingerprint Image(s) Submission |
| LFMR | Latent File Maintenance Response |
| LSR | Latent Submission Results |
| MAP | Miscellaneous Applicant Civil |
| MCS | Major Case Image(s) Submission |
| MFC | Message Field Code |
| MNC | Maximum Number of Candidates |
| MPR | Missing Person |
| MSG | Message |
| MTF | Modular Transfer Function |
| NAR | Notification of Action Response |
| NCIC | National Crime Information Center |
| NCR | Number of Candidates Returned |
| NFAP | Non-Federal Advanced Payment |
| NFF | National Fingerprint File |
| NFUF | Non-Federal Applicant User Fee |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| NRC | Number of Required Candidates |
| OCS | Officers’ Candidate School |
| RMS | Root Mean Squared |
| SCNA | AFIS Segment Control Number |
| SRE | Submission Results— Electronic |
| SRF | Search Results Findings |
| SRL | Search Results — Latent |
| SRT | Search Results — Ten-Print |
| TBD | To Be Determined |
| TBR | To be Resolved |
| TOT | Type of Transaction |
| TPFS | Ten-Print Fingerprint Features Search |
| TPIS | Ten-Print Fingerprint Image Searches |
| TPRS | Ten-Print Rap Sheet |
| TSR | Type of Search Requested |
| ULAC | Unsolved Latent Add Confirm Request |
| ULAR | Unsolved Latent Add Confirm Response |
| ULD | Unsolved Latent Record Delete Request |
| ULDR | Unsolved Latent Delete Response |
| ULF | Unsolved Latent File |
| ULM | Unsolved Latent Match Response |
| UULD | Unsolicited Unsolved Latent Delete |
| WSQ | Wavelet Scalar Quantization |
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