Definitions[]
Biometrics[]
Extraction is
“ | the process of converting a captured biometric sample into biometric data so that it can be compared to a reference.[1] | ” |
Data[]
Extraction is
“ | [t]he permanent or temporary transfer of all or a substantial part of the contents of a database to another medium by any means or in any form.[2] | ” |
National security[]
Extraction is
“ | a technique for reducing the number of attributes used in the processes of classification, segmentation, and pattern recognition. Within a document, entity extraction can also be customized to recognize pattern-based, list-based entities, events, and relationships.[3] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ NSTC Subcommittee on Biometrics, Biometrics Glossary, at 11 (Sept. 14, 2006) (full-text).
- ↑ Bits of Power: Issues in Global Access to Scientific Data, Glossary, at 199.
- ↑ Survey of DHS Data Mining Activities, at 15 n.18.