Facelock

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A type of headlock in which the opponent's head is clamped around the face.

    "He raised his right arm and clamped a facelock on his opponent."

  2. 2
    A security protocol based on the attempted user's recognition of faces known to the account owner.

    "This contrast can be used as the basis for a personalised ‘facelock’, in which authentication succeeds or fails based on image-invariant recognition of faces that are familiar to the account holder."

Example

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"He raised his right arm and clamped a facelock on his opponent."

Etymology

From face + lock.

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