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    Wavelet Scalar Quantization

    Last Updated May 24, 2021 1:59 pm
    Vangie Beal
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    Abbreviated as WSQ, the Wavelet Scalar Quantization is a compression algorithm used for grayscale fingerprint images. It is the standard for the exchange of fingerprint images within the criminal justice community and is used by many organizations, including the FBI.

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    Vangie Beal is a freelance business and technology writer covering Internet technologies and online business since the late '90s.

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