biometric identification
Biometrics
Biometrics refers to metrics related to human characteristics. Biometrics authentication (or realistic authentication) is used in computer science as a form of identification and
access control. It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under
surveillance.
biometric identification
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) biometric authentication, identity verification
(hypernym) identification
(hyponym) DNA fingerprint, genetic fingerprint