To ensure consistent regulation and payment, attendance must be taken in every institution and organization. Manually taking attendance takes more time and paper. Automatic attendance using finger prints was created to address this issue. The term "biometric attendance system" also applies to this finger print-based technology. Technology utilized for authentication is biometrics.

The term "biometric" describes the automatic recognition of a person using biological characteristics like a fingerprint or iris. This technique is founded on the idea that no two people in the world will have the same fingerprint.