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face recognition

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face recognition
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(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) the ability of a computer to scan, store, and recognize human faces for use in identifying people
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Noun1.face recognition - biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists"
automatic face recognition, facial recognition
act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
biometric authentication, biometric identification, identity verification - 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"
2.face recognition - the visual perception of familiar faces
beholding, seeing, visual perception - perception by means of the eyes


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