biometrics

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"As public records are becoming increasingly complex and may contain information such as biometrics, governments will tend to keep that data close to their chests and not manage it offshore," said Stirling.

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  1. noun The statistical study of biological phenomena.
  2. noun The measurement of physical characteristics, such as fingerprints, DNA, or retinal patterns, for use in verifying the identity of individuals.

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  • The house knew the kids' biometrics, and they always let themselves in without ringing the bell. —  AnalogSFF,October2005
  • A word of warning first: biometrics is all sexy and hawt and touted as the final security solution. —  LinuxChix aggregator
  • At each step there were cameras and biometrics, and questions in the vein of 'are you willing to do this for us?'. —  365 tomorrows
  • "As public records are becoming increasingly complex and may contain information such as biometrics, governments will tend to keep that data close to their chests and not manage it offshore," said Stirling. —  The most recent articles from Computing
  • A2: People's desire to use technology combined with the current fear regardingsecurity will create a lot of market for security companies - biometrics, biotech, security services, home security, creating a fortress. —  21apples
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/baɪəˈmɛtrɪks/
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