Biometric authentication
Biometric authentication noun - The automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics.
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Synonyms for Biometric authentication
Biometric identification is a synonym for biometric authentication. In some cases you can use "Biometric identification" instead a noun phrase "Biometric authentication".
Biometric identification
Biometric identification noun - The automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics.
Usage example: if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot
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Synonyms for Biometric identification
Biometric authentication is a synonym for biometric identification. You can use "Biometric authentication" instead a noun phrase "Biometric identification".
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Biometric identification and Biometric authentication. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/biometric_authentication/biometric_identification
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