fingerprint scanning
Digit pattern recognition
Fingerprint scanning is the use of electronic sensors to capture and analyze the unique ridge patterns on a person's fingertip for identification or authentication.
The technology appears in smartphones, building access systems, and law enforcement databases.
My phone uses fingerprint scanning to unlock.
Also called fingerprint recognition.
- biometricMeasuring unique physical characteristics
- biometric dataMeasurable bodily characteristics
- touch IDBiometric fingerprint authentication
- thumbShort opposable digit
- sensorInput-detecting device
identity · background check · unlock · door lock · authentication · touch · ridges · whorl · loop · arch · scan · security · security clearance · device · FBI · police database · crime · crime scene
- recognition systemspattern recognition, facial recognition, speech recognition, voice recognition, image recognition
- digitizationdigitization, OCR, document imaging, digital imaging, data capture
- computer visionface recognition, pattern recognition, edge detection, image recognition, OCR
fingerprint scanningpassword entry
Credential submission point
passphrase · security questions · smart card · PIN entry · key fob
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