Glossary#
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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