identitymatching
nounUK /aɪˈdɛntɪti ˈmætʃɪŋ/
US /aɪˈdɛntəti ˈmætʃɪŋ/
Checking if two things are the same person or thing.
The security guard used identity matching to make sure the photo on the badge was really me.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer process that compares two records to see if they describe the same person.
The bank's identity matching system flagged two accounts that seemed to belong to the same customer.
3. The act of pairing a name or number with the correct person or object.
Identity matching of patient records helped the hospital avoid mixing up two people with similar names.
4. In data work, finding and linking entries that refer to the same real-world entity.
The team used identity matching to merge duplicate customer entries in the database.