Definitions for identificationaɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
i•den•ti•fi•ca•tionaɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn-(n.)
an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
something, as a birth certificate or driver's license, that identifies one.
acceptance as one's own of the values and interests of a social group.
Category: Sociology
a process by which one ascribes to oneself the qualities or characteristics of another person. perception of another as an extension of oneself.
Category: Psychology
Origin of identification:
1635–45
Princeton's WordNet
designation, identification(noun)
the act of designating or identifying something
identification(noun)
evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
identification(noun)
the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established
"the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"; "identification of the gun was an important clue"
recognition, identification(noun)
the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
"a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces"; "experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer"
identification(noun)
the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
identification(noun)ɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn-
an official document containing information about sb; = ID
Do you have any identification on you?
identificationɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn-
the act of identifying sb or sth
the identification of criminals using DNA
Wiktionary
identification(Noun)
The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.
Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species
identification(Noun)
The state of being identified.
identification(Noun)
A particular instance of identifying something.
information necessary to make a good identification
identification(Noun)
A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
The authorities asked for his identification
identification(Noun)
A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging towards somebody or something.
Webster Dictionary
Identification(noun)
the act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
identification
1. The process of determining the friendly or hostile character of an unknown detected contact. 2. In arms control, the process of determining which nation is responsible for the detected violations of any arms control measure. 3. In ground combat operations, discrimination between recognizable objects as being friendly or enemy, or the name that belongs to the object as a member of a class. Also called ID.
Translations for identification
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- identifikasieAfrikaans

- مُماثَلَه، مُطابَقَه، تَحَقُّق، إثْبات هَوِيَّهArabic

- идентификацияBulgarian

- identificaçãoPortuguese (BR)

- identifikaceCzech

- die IdentifizierungGerman

- identifikation; identificering; genkendelseDanish

- αναγνώριση, ταύτισηGreek

- identificaciónSpanish

- samastamineEstonian

- تعیین هویتFarsi

- tunnistusFinnish

- identificationFrench

- זִיהוּיHebrew

- पहचानHindi

- prepoznavanjeCroatian

- személyazonosság megállapítása, identifikálás; azonosításHungarian

- identifikasiIndonesian

- það að bera kennsl á e-n; samsömunIcelandic

- identificazioneItalian

- 身元確認Japanese

- 동일함의 확인Korean

- identifikavimas, atpažinimas, tapatumasLithuanian

- identificēšanaLatvian

- pengenalanMalay

- identificatieDutch

- identifikasjon, identifisering, legitimasjonNorwegian

- identyfikacjaPolish

- تعیین هویتPersian

- هويت څرګندولPashto

- identificaçãoPortuguese

- опознание; отождествлениеRussian

- určenie, identifikáciaSlovak

- identifikacijaSlovenian

- identifikacijaSerbian

- identifieringSwedish

- การพิสูจน์ว่าเป็นคน / สิ่งเดียวกันThai

- tespit (etme), teşhis (etme); kimlik, hüviyetTurkish

- 認同Chinese (Trad.)

- ототожнення; розпізнаванняUkrainian

- شناختUrdu

- sự nhận raVietnamese

- 识别Chinese (Simp.)

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