minutiae
Pronunciation:
/maɪˈn(j)uːʃ(ɪ)ˌaɪ/noun
Definitions
A minor detail, often of negligible importance.
Example: They spent all their time on minutiae, never making real progress.
(biometrics, forensics) Any of the point features on fingerprints used for matching, usually endings and bifurcations of ridges.