What is the meaning of biometric authentication?

noun

  • The automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics.
    • usage: "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot"
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