### Question
How is the term automatic target recognition software defined?


### Answer
The term **automatic target recognition software** is defined in *49 U.S.C. § 44901* as the following:

> software installed on an advanced imaging technology that produces a generic image of the individual being screened that is the same as the images produced for all other screened individuals

#### Citation:
  - *49 U.S.C. § 44901*
  - Heading: **SUBTITLE VII-AVIATION PROGRAMS > PART A-AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY > subpart iii-safety > CHAPTER 449-SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER I-REQUIREMENTS**

