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face recognition

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noun

  1. the ability of a computer to scan, store, and recognize human faces for use in identifying people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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McPartland compares traditional approaches to studying face recognition with attempting to understand traffic throughout an entire city by monitoring just one downtown street.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

They discovered that brain activity associated with face recognition was less clearly distinguishable in autistic participants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

The face recognition used to pay for items in the arena?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024

The cameras are mostly sourced from Chinese vendors and range from basic video feeds to more advanced models that include features like face recognition.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 16, 2024

For a moment she stared at the great beast wide-eyed, then there came slowly into her face recognition and understanding.

From Back to God's Country and Other Stories by James Oliver Curwood

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