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facial recognition system

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Also known as face recognition, facial recognition

computer application capable of identifying or verifying an individual person from a digital image

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technology
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algorithm
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Facial recognition system
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face perception
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Facial recognition software at a US airport Automatic ticket gate with face recognition system in Osaka Metro Morinomiya Station

A facial recognition system is a technology potentially capable of matching a human face from a digital image or a video frame against a database of faces. Such a system is typically employed to authenticate users through ID verification services, and works by pinpointing and measuring facial features from a given image.

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