Unique ID Number
- David Doret
Contexts | IAM |
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Term | Unique ID Number |
Alternative Forms | UIN |
Definitions | In the context of identification systems, a number that uniquely identifies a person—i.e., each person only has one UIN and no two people share the same UIN—for their lifetime. UINs are typically assigned after validating a person’s identity and statistical uniqueness through a process such as biometric deduplication. |
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Unique ID number (UIN): In the context of identification systems, a number that uniquely identifies a person—i.e., each person only has one UIN and no two people share the same UIN—for their lifetime. UINs are typically assigned after validating a person’s identity and statistical uniqueness through a process such as biometric deduplication.
(World Bank Group and GPFI, 2018, p. ix)
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Identifier
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