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網膜照合 (もうまくしょうごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

網もう膜まく照しょう合ごう

Meanings

1

noun

retina verification; retinal scan

Technical term for biometric authentication using the unique pattern of blood vessels in the retina.

この施し設せつでは入にゅう退たい室しつに網もう膜まく照しょう合ごうを導どう入にゅうしている。
This facility uses retina verification for entry and exit.
網もう膜まく照しょう合ごうは虹こう彩さい認にん証しょうよりも精せい度どが高たかいと言いわれる。
Retina verification is said to be more accurate than iris recognition.

Kanji

網netting, network
膜membrane
照illuminate, shine, compare
合

fit, suit, join

Similar words

虹こう彩さい認にん証しょう
虹彩認証 (iris recognition) uses the pattern of the iris, while 網膜照合 uses the blood vessel pattern of the retina. 網膜照合 is less common in consumer devices.
生せい体たい認にん証しょう
生体認証 is the broader category of biometric authentication, which includes retina verification, fingerprint, face, and iris recognition.

Etymology

Compound of 網膜 (retina) and 照合 (verification, collation). A modern technical term.