biometrics

[ bahy-uh-me-triks ]

/ ˌbaɪ əˈmɛ trɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)

Biology, Statistics. biostatistics.

the process by which a person's unique physical and other traits are detected and recorded by an electronic device or system as a means of confirming identity: Scanning of the human iris is a reliable form of biometrics.

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Origin of biometrics

First recorded in 1900–05; biometr(y) + -ics

OTHER WORDS FROM biometrics

bi·o·met·ric, bi·o·met·ri·cal, adjectivebi·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby biometrics

biomedicine, biometeorology, biometer, biometric, biometrician, biometrics, biometry, biomimetic, biomimetics, biomimicry, biomodeling

How to use biometrics in a sentence

The idea that biometrics recognition provides convenience for consumers is an “efficiency delusion,” argues Cahn of STOP.
Tencent wants you to pay with your palm. What could go wrong?|Zeyi Yang|November 15, 2022|MIT Technology Review
A new biometrics privacy ordinance has taken effect across New York City, putting new limits on what businesses can do with the biometric data they collect on their customers.
New York City’s new biometrics privacy law takes effect|Zack Whittaker|July 9, 2021|TechCrunch
Within quite recent years, however, a special school Biometrics.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
Mr. Galton is the pioneer of this study, which Professor Karl Pearson has named biometrics.
Parenthood and Race Culture|Caleb Williams Saleeby

In the Appendix reference is made to various publications, mostly inexpensive, which deal with biometrics.
Parenthood and Race Culture|Caleb Williams Saleeby

Cultural definitions for biometrics

biometrics

The measuring and analysis of such physical attributes as facial features and voice or retinal scans. This technology can be used to define an individual's unique identity, often for security purposes.

notes for biometrics

Software is available that can match faces of individuals videotaped on the street to the picture of a suspected criminal or terrorist in a database. The use of biometrics is likely to increase in the future as security concerns become more of a priority for both governments and corporations following the September 11 attacks (2001).