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What does minutia mean?

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Noun
  1. A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
  2. (biometrics, forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared.
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This standard defines three identifier numbers that are used to describe the minutia type.
Collectively, these details are referred to as minutiae — an average human fingerprint may contain as many as a hundred and fifty minutia points.
Some folks might question how much of the minutia of the Copyright Act needs to be discussed.
Stuffed with obscure allusions and historical minutia, his novels are not the type you take to the beach.
Interesting trivia and movie minutia will grace your screen as you watch the film.
If anything, this is a lively book that doesn't bog the reader down in minutia, or gloss over important details.

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