- alphanumeric data
means data represented by letters, digits, special characters, spaces and punctuation marks;
- biometric data
means fingerprint data or facial images or both;
- biometric template
means a mathematical representation obtained by feature extraction from biometric data limited to the characteristics necessary to perform identifications and verifications;
- border authority
means the border guard assigned in accordance with national law to carry out border checks;
- border checks
means border checks as defined in point (11) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399;
- CIR
means the common identity repository established by Article 17(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/818;
- designated authorities
means the Member States’ designated authorities within the meaning of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1358 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Article 3(1), point (26), of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and the Council, Article 4, point (3a), of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, and Article 3(1), point (21), of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- EES
means the Entry/Exit System established by Regulation (EU) 2017/2226;
- ESP
means the European search portal established by Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/818 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- ETIAS
means the European Travel Information and Authorisation System established by Regulation (EU) 2018/1240;
- Eurodac
means Eurodac established by Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- Europol data
means personal data processed by Europol for the purpose referred to in Article 18(2)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/794;
- external borders
means external borders as defined in point (2) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- facial image
means digital images of the face;
- fingerprint data
means fingerprint images and images of fingerprint latents, which due to their unique character and the reference points contained therein enable accurate and conclusive comparisons on a person's identity;
- identification
means the process of determining a person's identity through a database search against multiple sets of data (one-to-many check);
- identity data
means the data referred to in Article 27(3)(a) and (b);
- Interpol databases
means the Interpol Stolen and Lost Travel Document database (SLTD database) and the Interpol Travel Documents Associated with Notices database (TDAWN database);
- match
means the existence of a correspondence as a result of an automated comparison between personal data recorded or being recorded in an information system or database;
- MID
means the multiple-identity detector established by Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/818;
- police authority
means the competent authority as defined in point (7) of Article 3 of Directive (EU) 2016/680;
- serious criminal offence
means an offence which corresponds or is equivalent to one of the offences referred to in Article 2(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, if it is punishable under national law by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years;
- shared BMS
means the shared biometric matching service established by Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/818;
- SIS
means the Schengen Information System established by Regulations (EU) 2018/1860, (EU) 2018/1861 and (EU) 2018/1862;
- supervisory authorities
means the supervisory authority referred to in Article 51(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the supervisory authority referred to in Article 41(1) of Directive (EU) 2016/680;
- terrorist offence
means an offence under national law which corresponds or is equivalent to one of the offences referred to in Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
- travel document
means a passport or other equivalent document entitling the holder to cross the external borders and to which a visa can be affixed;
- travel document data
means the type, number and country of issuance of the travel document, the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document and the three-letter code of the country issuing the travel document;
- verification
means the process of comparing sets of data to establish the validity of a claimed identity (one-to-one check);
- VIS
means the Visa Information System established by Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council;