face recognition
noun/ˌfeɪs rekəɡˈnɪʃn/
/ˌfeɪs rekəɡˈnɪʃn/
(also facial recognition)
[uncountable]- technology that allows a computer to identify a person by their face
- Face recognition operates by extracting feature points, such as the position, shape and size of a person's eyes, nose and mouth.
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