biometric identification

/ˌˈbaɪoʊˌmɛtrɪk aɪˈdɛntəfəˌkeɪʃən/

Definitions of biometric identification

1. noun

   the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics
   “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”

   synonyms: biometric authentication, identity verification

   types:

   DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint

   biometric identification obtained by examining a person's unique sequence of DNA base pairs; often used for evidence in criminal law cases

   automatic face recognition, face recognition, facial recognition

   biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces

   fingerprint

   a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations

   finger scan, finger scanning

   biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's fingerprints electronically

   iris scanning

   biometric identification by scanning the iris of the eye

   signature recognition

   biometric identification by automatically scanning a person's signature and matching it electronically against a library of known signatures

   retinal scanning

   biometric identification by scanning the retina of the eye

   voiceprint

   biometric identification by electronically recording and graphically representing a person's voice

   loop

   the basic pattern of the human fingerprint

   thumbprint

   fingerprint made by the thumb (especially by the pad of the thumb)

   type of:

   identification

   evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing