biometric authentication

Noun

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biometric authentication - 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 identification, identity verification

automatic face recognition, biometric identification, DNA fingerprint, face recognition, facial recognition, finger scan, finger scanning, fingerprint, genetic fingerprint, identification, identity verification, iris scanning, retinal scanning, signature recognition, voiceprint