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TYPE DOCUMENT VOYAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2024-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • Official Documents
DEF

[A security feature] that can be read and verified by machines (document readers) ...

OBS

[This type of feature serves] to authenticate a travel or identity document by detection or measurement of special physical properties of document elements or of structures and also contributes to the authentication of the holder of the document.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Documents officiels
DEF

Élément de sécurité pouvant être lu et vérifié par des dispositifs de lecture automatique (lecteurs de documents).

OBS

Ce type d’élément sert à authentifier un document de voyage ou d’identité par la détection ou la mesure de propriétés physiques particulières que possèdent des éléments ou des structures du document et permet aussi d’authentifier le titulaire du document.

Spanish

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