"nonface" meaning in English

See nonface in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nonfaces [plural]
Etymology: From non- + face. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|face}} non- + face Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonface (plural nonfaces)
  1. That which is not a face (especially in computer face-recognition software).

Inflected forms

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