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bi·o·met·ric

  [bahy-uh-me-trik]
adjective
1.
pertaining to biometry.
2.
pertaining to, noting, or using a person's unique physical and other traits for the purposes of identification and security: a biometric system; biometric readers; a biometric passport.
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  • Sanders said, will check in by offering a fingerprint to a biometric scanner.
  • Heck new airport scanner generate biometric could double check shirt and shoes are the correct size.
  • The court decided that a new electoral roll with biometric data could indeed be ready in time.
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biometric (ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛtrɪk)
 
—adj
1.  a.  relating to the analysis of biological data using mathematical and statistical methods
 b.  relating to digital scanning of the physiological or behavioural characteristics of individuals as a means of identification: biometric fingerprinting
2.  relating to the statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life

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biometric
1901, from bio- + metric.
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