Biometrics

:For the use of statistics in biology, see Biostatistics.

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Biometrics is the study of automated meth­ods for uniquely recognizing humans based upon one or more intrinsic physical or behavioral traits. The term is derived from the Greek words "bios" for life and "metron" for measure.

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In Information Technology (IT), biometric authentication refers to technologies for measuring and analyzing human physical and behavioral characteristics for authentication purposes. Examples of mostly physical characteristics include fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, facial patterns and hand measurements, while examples of mostly behavioural characteristics include signature, gait and typing patterns. Voice is considered a mix of both physical and behavioral characteristics, but all biometric traits share physical and behavioral aspects.

Related Topics:
Information Technology - IT - Authentication - Fingerprint

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