identikit

English

Noun

identikit (plural identikits)

1. a picture of a person, reconstructed from strips showing facial features selected to match witnesses' descriptions; used by the police to build a likeness of a person sought for a crime
2. A general description for a composite sketch generated by a sketch artist, software, or a box of facial features on transparent foils that police officers and other public service professionals use to create a likeness of a person from a witness description.

Translations

facial composite

• French: portrait-robot (fr) m
• German: Phantombild (de) n
• Italian: identikit (it) m

• Russian: фоторобот (ru) (fotoróbot) m 
• Spanish: retrato robot (es) m

Synonyms

• photofit

Adjective

identikit (not comparable)

1. (informal, chiefly derogatory) Indistinguishable from each other.
   • 2006, J. Christopher Holloway, Neil Taylor, The business of tourism (page 211)

     These identikit destinations have been developed through the activities of multinational tourism organizations.

   • 2010, Christine White, Directors and Designers (page 172)

     These identikit productions do not require specific performers to bring a new interpretation but require the repetition of the successful event for the paying audience.

Synonyms

• cookie-cutter

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Italian

Noun

identikit m (invariable)

1. identikit