Biometrics terms starting with M

7 terms

1. Match Either an exact or approximate replication. If not an exact replication, the approximate replication shall be so designed as to achieve a suitable…
2. Matching See "pattern matching".
3. Mimic The presentation of a live biometric measure in an attempt to fraudulently impersonate someone other than the submitter.
4. Minutia(e) Point Friction ridge characteristics that are used to individualize a fingerprint image, see illustration below.
5. Modality A method of treatment. For example, surgery and chemotherapy are treatment modalities.
6. model See Exhibit.
7. Multimodal Biometric System A biometric system in which two or more of the modality components (biometric characteristic, sensor type or feature extraction algorithm) occurs in…