
The Fingerprint SDK allows a programmer to create applications with biometric capabilities. SDK - A Software Development Kit (SDK) is a set of development tools, documents, libraries and/or sample codes that allows a programmer to create applications for a certain software package. The Fingerprint SDK library can be used as a Windows DLL. A single instance of a shared library can be used by many running programs without being replicated for each program, saving RAM and disk space.

DLL - A Dynamic Link Library (DLL) is a shared library used in Microsoft Windows. The Fingerprint SDK ActiveX Component can be used in many IDEs, like Microsoft Visual Studio and Borland Delphi. It normally consists of a source code editor, a compiler and/or interpreter, build-automation tools, and (usually) a debugger. The section must not be skipped and you should read it carefully.ĭefinitions and Acronyms IDE - An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is a software that assists programmers to develop software. This icon indicates a potential risk to system integrity, a risk of malfunctioning, etc. This icon is used to indicate a very important section that should not be skipped. This icon usually gives hints to make something easier: learning, understanding, programming, deploying, etc. The icons below are used to get reader's attention to any important information. This icon indicates that the section applies to Fingerprint SDK Java for Windows only.

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