An e-fit is a computer-generated picture of someone who is suspected of a crime. Compare identikit, , Photofit.
Police have released an E-fit picture of the suspected gunman.
E-FIT in British English
(ˈiːfɪt)
noun trademark
1.
a technique which uses psychological principles and computer technology to generate a likeness of a face: used by the police to trace suspects from witnesses' descriptions
2.
an image generated by this technique
Word origin
C20: from Electronic Facial Identification Technique