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biometrics Increasingly popular building security system technology that relies on automated identification of physical characteristics such as fingerprints or retinal scans in order to determine access rights.The technology and the cost have both reached the point that consumer-level biometric security devices are available,such as for use in self-storage facilities and residences.Access codes, keys, and electronic cards are becoming outdated. Developers should bear this in mind when designing new construction and spend a minor amount of extra money necessary for wiring to accommodate biometric systems. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Dr Dietz is head of the Department of Medical Biometry at the University of Tubingen, Germany. Buckley received a BA in mathematics from William Preston College, an MS in biometry from the Medical College of Virginia, and an MS in computer science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. We now know from imaging studies of the brain that many strokes are not manifested as a weakness in the hand, an inability to speak, or other symptoms," says Teri Manolio, director of the epidemiology and biometry program at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. |
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