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Glossary#

Term Definition
Bestshot The frame of the video stream in which the face is captured in the best angle for further use in a face recognition system
Bbox A rectangle that bounds the image space with a detected face
Intersection Over Union (IOU) Parameter determines the coefficient of intersection of two detections
JSON A text-based data exchange format based on JavaScript
Liveness Software method that enables you to confirm whether a person in one or more images is "real" or a fraudster using a fake ID (printed face photo, video, paper or 3D mask)
MessagePack (MsgPack) A fast and compact binary serialization format for data exchange, a more efficient alternative to JSON
Attributes Gender and age of a person determined automatically by the system
Detection Actions to find areas of the image containing faces
Spoofing attack Substitution of a real person for a fake image (for example, a photograph) to deceive the system