Minutiae (/mᵻˈnjuːʃɪ.iː/; singular minutia /mᵻˈnjuːʃi.ə/; both also pronounced /mᵻˈnjuːʃə/) are, in everyday English, minor or incidental details.
In biometrics and forensic science, minutiae are major features of a fingerprint, using which comparisons of one print with another can be made. Minutiae include: