biometric.

Using measurable physical or behavioral characteristics to identify or verify a person.

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Words that belong together

• biometric identification
• biometric authentication

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Biometric identification opened the hatch but still required a separate access code.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Normally non-gradable adjective. Individual measurement noun singular biometric; plural biometrics; plural-headed field name not counted separately. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, setting. Commonness: moderately common.