BIOMETRICS Definition & Meaning

biometrics

[ bahy-uh-me-triks ]

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noun

(used with a singular verb)

Biology, Statistics. biostatistics.
biometry ( def 1 ).
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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Notes

Software is available that can match faces of individuals videotaped on the street to the picture of a suspected criminal or terrorist in a database . The use of biometrics is likely to increase in the future as security concerns become more of a priority for both governments and corporations following the September 11 attacks (2001).

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of biometrics¹

First recorded in 1900–05; biometr(y) + -ics

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Example Sentences

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It will use features found on many smartphones, such as biometrics and multifactor authentication, like security codes.

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However digital researchers have warned there are no guarantees the unspecified technology - which could rely on biometrics or identity information - will work.

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Passengers can opt out, although David Pekoske, the TSA administrator, said last year that eventually biometrics would be required because they are more effective and efficient.

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A court says the Home Office must allow the family to apply without biometrics.

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AI tools “have escaped Pandora’s box,” said Seth Ruden of BioCatch, a company that specializes in detecting fraud through behavioral biometrics.

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