Biometrics terms starting with F

16 terms

  1. Face Recognition A biometric modality that uses an image of the visible physical structure of an individual's face for recognition purposes.
  2. Failure to Acquire (FTA) Failure of a biometric system to capture and/or extract usable information from a biometric sample.
  3. Failure to Enroll (FTE) Failure of a biometric system to form a proper enrollment reference for an end user.
  4. False Acceptance Rate (FAR) A statistic used to measure biometric performance when operating in the verification task.
  5. False Alarm Rate (FAR) A statistic used to measure biometric performance when operating in the open-set identification (sometimes referred to as watchlist) task.
  6. False Match Rate A statistic used to measure biometric performance when. Similar to the False Acceptance Rate (FAR).
  7. False Non-Match Rate A statistic used to measure biometric performance. Similar to the False Reject Rate (FRR), except the FRR includes the Failure To Acquire error rate and…
  8. False Rejection Rate (FRR) The probability that a biometric system will fail to identify an applicant, or verify the legitimate claimed identity of an applicant.
  9. Feature A large, complex artifact, or part of a site, such as a hearth, cairn, housepit, rock alignment, or activity area.
  10. Feature Extraction See extraction.
  11. FERET (FacE REcognition Technology program) A face recognition development and evaluation program sponsored by the U.S. Government from 1993 through 1997. For more information visit www.frvt.
  12. Fingerprint Recognition A biometric modality that uses the physical structure of an individual�s fingerprint for recognition purposes.
  13. FpVTE - Fingerprint Vendor Technology Evaluation (2003) An independently administered technology evaluation of commercial fingerprint matching algorithms. For more information visit fpvte.nist.gov.
  14. FRGC (Face Recognition Grand Challenge) A face recognition development program sponsored by the U.S. Government from 2003-2005. For more information visit www.frvt.org/FRGC. See also FERET, FRVT.
  15. Friction Ridge The ridges present on the skin of the fingers and toes, and on the palms and soles of the feet, which make contact with an incident surface under normal…
  16. FRVT (Face Recognition Vendor Test) A series of large-scale independent technology evaluations of face recognition systems. The evaluations have occurred in 2000, 2002, and 2005.