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biometrics
[ bahy-uh-me-triks ]
noun
- Biology, Statistics. biostatistics.
- the process by which a person's unique physical and other traits are detected and recorded by an electronic device or system as a means of confirming identity:
Scanning of the human iris is a reliable form of biometrics.
biometrics
- The measuring and analysis of such physical attributes as facial features and voice or retinal scans. This technology can be used to define an individual's unique identity, often for security purposes.
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Other Words From
- bio·metric bio·metri·cal adjective
- bio·metri·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of biometrics1
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Example Sentences
The idea that biometrics recognition provides convenience for consumers is an “efficiency delusion,” argues Cahn of STOP.
A new biometrics privacy ordinance has taken effect across New York City, putting new limits on what businesses can do with the biometric data they collect on their customers.
Within quite recent years, however, a special school Biometrics.
Mr. Galton is the pioneer of this study, which Professor Karl Pearson has named biometrics.
In the Appendix reference is made to various publications, mostly inexpensive, which deal with biometrics.
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