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Closed-Set Identification

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Any subject presented to the biometric system for recognition is known to be enrolled in the system; thus, no rejection is needed in principle unless the quality of the input biometric trait is too low to process. It is the opposite of “Open-Set Identification.”

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(2009). Closed-Set Identification. In: Li, S.Z., Jain, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Biometrics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73003-5_800

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