Biometric Authentication
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics
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Senses
NIST SP 800-171r3attested usage pack match
No definition is given in NIST SP 800-171r3. The term is attested in use at 1 citation in that document; a definition is pending curation.
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- biometric identification
- plural
- Biometric Authentications
- possessive
- Biometric Authentication's
- pluralpossessive
- Biometric Authentications'