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BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER [1 record]

Record 1 2015-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
DEF

A measurable physical attribute or behavioural trait used to validate or establish the identity of an individual.

CONT

The reliability of biometric systems depends on a number of factors, including the scale of operation and purpose of the system. It depends on what biometric identifier is used (fingerprints, retinal scans, voice or face recognition, etc.) and in what way the biometric data is matched against the reference database.

OBS

biometric characteristic; biometric feature; biometric identifier; biometric: terms and definition officially approved by the Security Terminology Committee (STC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
DEF

Paramètre physique ou trait de comportement mesurable, utilisé pour valider ou établir l'identité d'une personne.

CONT

Un profil de vérification est un ensemble unique de renseignements lié à un identificateur biométrique (p. ex., empreintes digitales) qui est inscrit sur [un] instrument, comme une carte, qui pourra être comparé à un nouvel ensemble de données.

OBS

caractéristique biométrique; identificateur biométrique; attribut biométrique : termes et définition uniformisés par le Comité de la terminologie de la sécurité (CTS).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biometría
CONT

[...] la primera aproximación científica al uso de las huellas dactilares como identificador biométrico no llegó hasta 1880, cuando un médico británico llamado Henry Faulds [...] propuso un método para catalogarlas destacando dos grandes ventajas: cada individuo tenía huellas únicas e irrepetibles y éstas permanecían inalterables toda la vida.

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