False Rejection
nounid
2559·updated Aug 30, 2026verified· unreviewed
In biometrics, the instance of a security system failing to verify or identify an authorized person. It does not necessarily indicate a flaw in the biometric system; for example, in a fingerprint-based system, an incorrectly aligned finger on the scanner or dirt on the scanner can result in the scanner misreading the fingerprint, causing a false rejection of the authorized user.
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Entity Type
Event0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1
Sensitivity
Regulated80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
Information Class
—90%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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- plural
- False Rejections
- possessive
- False Rejection's
- pluralpossessive
- False Rejections'
Framework definitions
- §1
- When a biometric system fails to identify an applicant or fails to verify the legitimate claimed identity of an applicant.
- §2 · sense_2_pending_review
- In biometrics, the instance of a security system failing to verify or identify an authorized person. It does not necessarily indicate a flaw in the biometric system; for example, in a fingerprint-based system, an incorrectly aligned finger on the scanner or dirt on the scanner can result in the scanner misreading the fingerprint, causing a false rejection of the authorized user.
- §1
- In biometrics, the instance of a security system failing to verify or identify an authorized person. It does not necessarily indicate a flaw in the biometric system; for example, in a fingerprint-based system, an incorrectly aligned finger on the scanner or dirt on the scanner can result in the scanner misreading the fingerprint, causing a false rejection of the authorized user.
- §1
- When a biometric system fails to identify an applicant or fails to verify the legitimate claimed identity of an applicant.
- §1 · legacy_primary
- In biometrics, the instance of a security system failing to verify or identify an authorized person. It does not necessarily indicate a flaw in the biometric system; for example, in a fingerprint-based system, an incorrectly aligned finger on the scanner or dirt on the scanner can result in the scanner misreading the fingerprint, causing a false rejection of the authorized user.DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column
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