Biometrics terms starting with B

11 terms

  1. Behavioral Biometric Characteristic A biometric characteristic that is learned and acquired over time rather than one based primarily on biology.
  2. Benchmarking To measure a process or practice according to specified standards or references
  3. Bifurcation A split in the delivery path of an e-mail message, which is sent to multiple recipients, so that the different recipients receive different copies of the…
  4. Binning Process of parsing (examining) or classifying data in order to accelerate and/or improve biometric matching.
  5. BioAPI (Biometrics Application Programming Interface) Defines the application programming interface and service provider interface for a standard biometric technology interface.
  6. Biological Biometric Characteristic A biometric characteristic based primarily on an anatomical or physiological characteristic, rather than a learned behavior.
  7. Biometric Consortium (BC) An open forum to share information throughout government, industry, and academia. For more information visit www.biometrics.org.
  8. Biometric Data A catch-all phrase for computer data created during a biometric process. It encompasses raw sensor observations, biometric samples, models, templates…
  9. Biometric Sample Information or computer data obtained from a biometric sensor device. Examples are images of a face or fingerprint.
  10. Biometric System An automated system capable of: 1) capturing a biometric sample from an end user; 2) extracting biometric data from that sample; 3) comparing the…
  11. Biometrics (BY-oh-MEH-triks) The science of collecting and analyzing biologic or health data using statistical methods.