English noun: automatic face recognition | |||
| 1. | automatic 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 | face recognition, facial recognition | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | biometric authentication, biometric identification, identity verification | ||
| Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||