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Reference Template 
Data that represents the biometric measurement of an enrollee used by a biometric system for comparison against subsequently submitted biometric samples.

Registration
Process of registering biometric data with a Fingerprint Identification Unit (FIU) or other biometric system.

Rejection/False Rejection 
When a biometric system fails to identify an enrollee or fails to verify the legitimate claimed identity of an enrollee. Also known as a Type I error. 

Response Time/Processing Time
The time period required by a biometric system to return a decision on identification or verification of a biometric sample.

 

Retina Scanning

Scanning the veins at the back of the eye (on the retina) - usually for use in an identification or verification algorithm.

 

Ridge

The raised skin areas which make up a fingerprint