nonface

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noun

That which is not a face (especially in computer face-recognition software).

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Meanings

nounnonface (plural nonfaces)

plural nonfaces

  1. 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

Origin

From non- + face.

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APA

nonface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonface

MLA

“nonface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonface. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonface,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonface.

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