Explosive trace detection

How it is used

Used for security equipment and procedures, often involving a swab of an object or a person's hands.

Example sentences

1. The officer swabbed the laptop for explosive trace detection before returning it.

   A surface sample is examined rather than simply viewed in a scanner image.

2. Explosive trace detection was one part of the additional check on my camera bag.

   The method can supplement other screening procedures.

Common collocations

• explosive trace detection equipment
• explosive trace detection test

Related terms

• security checkThe place and process at an airport where staff screen passengers and their cabin bags for dangerous or banned items before they reach the gates.
• pat-downA security search in which an officer moves their hands over the outside of your clothes to check for hidden items.

More terms: Security Screening

• liquids
• metal detector
• tray
• body scanner
• prohibited items
• repacking area
• secondary screening
• security interview