nonface en · NOUN
Etymology
From non- + face.
Meanings
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That which is not a face (especially in computer face-recognition software).
As the computer amassed the information, it was able to discover relationships that were of great significance to almost all faces, but very few nonfaces.
2007 February 13, Elizabeth Svoboda, “Faces, Faces Everywhere”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonfaces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |