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facial recognition

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Noun1.facial 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, face 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"


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The products offer multimodal, end-to-end biometric security solutions that include 3D infrared facial recognition access control, real-time facial recognition passive surveillance and simple-to-use visitor management systems.
Biometrics: high-tech future of security industry by Real Estate Weekly
The facial recognition software has a spottier history.
CAMERAS AFTER GANGSTERS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Digimarc ID Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Digimarc Corporation (Nasdaq:DMRC), recently announced that the facial recognition technology Digimarc sources for drivers license applications in North America, FaceIt, was a top performer according to the recent Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2002 sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Government study demonstrates leading performance for facial ... by EDP Weekly's IT Monitor
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