identification
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French identification.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: iden‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion
Noun[edit]
identification (countable and uncountable, plural identifications)
- (strictly) The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
- In IP protocol, after identification comes authentication.
- Coordinate terms: authentication, authentification
- (broadly, often) The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.
- Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species.
- The state of being identified.
- The problem's identification was the first step toward dealing with it.
- (countable) A particular instance of identifying something.
- information necessary to make a good identification
- A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
- A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something.
- identification with the tribe
- 1998, Hugh Berrington, Britain in the nineties[1], page 192:
- In the English South and Midlands, identification with Britain ran well ahead of identification with the region; in Yorkshire and the northern England, identification with the region ran about equal to identification with Britain; and in Scotland and Wales (but more especially in Scotland) identification with the region ('Scotland' or 'Wales') ran well ahead of identification with Britain.
Derived terms[edit]
- dental identification
- identification card
- identification division
- identification friend or foe
- identification map
- identification parade
- identification space
- identificator
- jigsaw identification
- native-language identification
- personal identification number
- positive material identification
- radio-frequency identification
- re-identification
- self-identification
- unique identification number
- vehicle identification number
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of identifying, or proving to be the same
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combination of identifying and validating the identity
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state of being identified
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particular instance of identifying something
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document serving as evidence of a person's identity
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feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging
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References[edit]
identification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Late Latin verb identificare.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
identification f (plural identifications)
Further reading[edit]
- “identification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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