English noun: face recognition | |||
1. | face recognition (communication) biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces | ||
Samples | They used face recognition to spot known terrorists. | ||
Synonyms | automatic face recognition, facial recognition | ||
Broader (hypernym) | biometric authentication, biometric identification, identity verification | ||
Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
2. | face recognition (cognition) the visual perception of familiar faces | ||
Broader (hypernym) | beholding, seeing, visual perception | ||