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Latent print examiners also have the option of using an FBI-certified scanner Figure 5.1
or other image capture device, such as a digital camera, to capture latent print Large AFIS Configuration
images. This device is referred to as a latent print acquisition station (see Fig.
5.3) since the latent print image is being acquired for use in the AFIS search.
These workstations are networked together and can function as acquisition
stations as well as verification stations that can display the results of an AFIS
search. It is not unusual for the workstations to have functionality even if the
matchers, which store extracted image characteristics, are not available. Some-
times referred to as “local mode,” this allows latent print examiners to continue