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Genericized trademark, from blend of identification + kit.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to construct a likeness of a person sought for a crime. Full definition →
Genericized trademark, from blend of identification + kit.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.