look at the fingerprints of people to identify/recognize them

[angliholic]

Today, we can make our computers look at the fingerprints of people to identify/recognize them.



I suspect that both identify and recognize fit in the above context and mean about the same. Your advice? Thanks.

[Anglika]

They can both be used.

The sentence would be better as "we can program our computers to identify/recognize people's fingerprints".

[angliholic]

Thanks, Anglika.