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biometric

biometric

21 4.8
Relating to measuring body or behavior features for identifying people and checking health
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪəˈmɛtrɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : biométrico
  • Many smartphones now use biometric technology to unlock devices with fingerprints or facial recognition.
  • biometric technology
  • biometric security
  • biometric authentication

So there are symptoms we can look at and all the biometric wearables, they're great.

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Examples

  • And the biometric sensors and retina readers at the access points are impossible to hack.

  • Once linked to your biometric data, you'll be the only one who can access it.

  • The storage of biometric data is one of the challenges within the IT community.

    Academic text (2003)
  • There are companies that are in the process of trying to track biometric data and figure out peak performance.

  • And they're all the same solution, which is a a digital biometric border.

  • I was able to program your voice and handprint into the biometric security system.

  • So we saw an opportunity to make users lives safer and easier through biometric authentication.

  • The most common biometric methods are fingerprinting, DNA identification, and voice recognition.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The paper discusses challenges in implementing biometric technology and identifies avenues for future research.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Originating in criminology, biometric technology has matured over the years with applications in diverse disciplines.

    Academic text (2003)

Compounds

1 4.3

A way to check who someone is using body features like a fingerprint or face

1 5.3

A way of identifying people automatically using unique body traits like fingerprints or face

Surface Forms

biometric positive

Morphology

biometric = metric (semi-transparent) = bio + metric

The structure bio- + metric is clear, but the modern technical sense is specialized and not fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

The word biometric comes from bio 'life' and metric 'measure', like in biology and the meter that measures things. So biometric systems 'measure life' details (like fingerprints or faces) to identify people or check health.