biometric identification
Noun
Meaning
the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics
Source: WordNetSynonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
fingerprint
facial recognition
voiceprint
face recognition
automatic face recognition
genetic fingerprint
Examples
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