biometric identification (n)
biometric authentication (n)
identity verification (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics
examples negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification
if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot
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Hypernym identification
Domain of synset - TOPIC terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
Hyponym DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint; face recognition, facial recognition, automatic face recognition; fingerprint; finger scan, finger scanning; iris scanning; signature recognition; retinal scanning; voiceprint
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Member of this domain - TOPIC terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
Hypernym DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint; face recognition, facial recognition, automatic face recognition; fingerprint; finger scan, finger scanning; iris scanning; signature recognition; retinal scanning; voiceprint
Hyponym identification

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