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ALSO CALLED: Biometry
DEFINITION: Biometrics is the science and technology of measuring and analyzing biological data. In information technology, biometrics refers to technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics, such as fingerprints, eye retinas and irises, voice patterns, facial patterns and hand measurements, for authentication purposes. Ask your biometrics questions at ITKnowledgeExchange.comAuthentication by  … 
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Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 Nov 2009

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BIOMETRICS DEFINITION (continued): …  biometric verification is becoming increasingly common in corporate and public security systems, consumer electronics and point of sale (POS) applications. In addition to security, the driving force behind biometric verification has been convenience. Biometric devices, such as fingerscanners, consist of: A reader or scanning device Software that converts the scanned information into digital form and compares match points A database that stores the biometric data for comparisonTo prevent identity theft, biometric data is usually encrypted when it's gathered. Here's how biometric verification works … 
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