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AUTOMATED BIOMETRIC RECOGNITION SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2026-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biometrics
  • Adaptive Automated Systems
DEF

A system which measures an individual's physical or behavioural characteristics by using equipment that operates automatically ...

OBS

Information from the individual is automatically compared with biometric information stored in the system to see if there is a match in order to recognise or identify the individual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biométrie
  • Systèmes automatiques adaptatifs
CONT

Le gouvernement australien veut supprimer les contrôles humains dans ses aéroports d'ici à 2020, en les remplaçant par un système automatisé de reconnaissance biométrique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biometría
  • Sistemas automatizados adaptables
CONT

Un sistema automatizado de identificación biométrica [...] es un sistema informático que se utiliza para capturar, almacenar, cotejar y analizar datos biométricos con el fin de identificar a las personas.

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