Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The statistical study of biological phenomena.
- noun The measurement of physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, DNA, or retinal patterns, for use in verifying the identity of individuals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
biometry , 2.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
measurement ofbiological data - noun The measurement and recording of the
physical characteristics of anindividual for use in subsequent personalidentification .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis
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Examples
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Also note that biometrics is a lousy form of primary authentication.
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Today, biometrics is used as a secondary form of authentication (i.e. identification of a computer user), usually along with a password.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Words I never expected to write 2010
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Scottish school is first to use palm-vein biometrics - Charles 'George Orwell Links
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Scottish school is first to use palm-vein biometrics by Martyn Williams
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A secondary reason for bringing in biometrics on EU passports, the Commission argues, is that the USA is demanding them on passports too.
B2fxxx 2004
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It's 66 pages and not bedtime reading unless you suffer from insomnia or have a really serious interest in biometrics and their possible implications.
B2fxxx 2004
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Clear collects "biometrics" -- scans of finger prints and iris -- from customers and turns them into an aviation clearinghouse used to collect information on airport workers.
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STEPHEN SMITH: Firstly we are going to introduce through a range of countries these enhanced visa arrangements - introduction of biometrics, which is essentially fingerprints and facial scanning or facial imaging or screening.
Transcript: Interview with AM, ABC Radio - Topics: Counter-terrorism White Paper, security in India 2010
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First, people were asked if they recognised the term biometrics; 88.3% said they knew the term.
Biometric identification awareness high, usage low in Japan 2008
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It's called biometrics and it could change the face of law enforcement but it is also causing a lot of controversy.
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