| API (Application Programming Interface) |
Type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces of software. An API is a way to programmatically interact with a separate software component or resource |
| Attributes |
Gender and age of a person determined automatically by the system |
| Bbox (Bounding Box) |
A rectangle that bounds the image space with the detected object (for example, face, body) |
| Database (DB) |
An organized structure designed to store, change and process interrelated information |
| Biometric sample (sample) |
A normalized (centered and cropped) image obtained after object (face or body) detection, prior to biometric template extraction |
| Descriptor |
A binary data set prepared by the system based on analyzed characteristic. It is a composite vector of person's face attributes |
| Cross-matching |
Many-to-many comparison (M:N). In the context of this document, comparing multiple lists |
| Docker |
A software for developing, shipping, and running applications. Docker provides the ability to package and run an application in a loosely isolated environment called a container |
| Docker Compose |
A tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications |
| Docker-container |
A runnable instance of an image. A container is defined by its image as well as any configuration options provided to it when it was created or started. When a container is removed, any changes to its state that are not stored in persistent storage disappear. The isolation and security allow to run many containers simultaneously on a given host |
| Docker-image |
A read-only template with instructions for creating a Docker-container |
| Docker registry |
A tool for storing Docker-images |
| LUNA PLATFORM 5 (LP5) |
VisionLabs automated facial recognition system |
| Nginx |
An open source software for web serving, reverse proxying, caching, load balancing, media streaming, and more. In addition to its HTTP server capabilities, NGINX can also function as a proxy server for email (IMAP, POP3, and SMTP) and a reverse proxy and load balancer for HTTP, TCP, and UDP servers |
| Matching |
A procedure of matching descriptors for the purpose of comparison |
| User Interface (UI) |
Graphical user interface |