faceprint
/ˈfāsprint
/noun
A digital scan or photograph of a human face, used for identifying individuals from the unique characteristics of facial structure: hidden cameras and faceprints are used to single out individuals in a crowd...
- Because of the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, a state government cannot limit the uses to which federal agencies put these state-gathered faceprints.
- It's a good thing we don't leave faceprints on everything we glance at.
- The faceprint is compared with those already on file for a match.
Origin
On the pattern of fingerprint.
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