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Dactylology vs Dactylography - What's the difference?

dactylology | dactylography |

As nouns the difference between dactylology and dactylography

is that dactylology is the use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf while dactylography is the science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify someone.

dactylology

English

(Fingerspelling)

Noun

(-)
  • The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf.

    • Synonyms

    * fingerspelling * maniloquism * cheirology

    See also

    * sign language

    dactylography

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the science of using fingerprints to uniquely identify someone

    • Synonyms

    *fingerprint analysis

    See also

    *fingerprint