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1. (n.) identification
an act or instance of identifying; the state of being identified.
2. identification
something, as a birth certificate or driver's license, that identifies one.
3. identification
acceptance as one's own of the values and interests of a social group.
4. identification
a process by which one ascribes to oneself the qualities or characteristics of another person.
5. identification
perception of another as an extension of oneself.
Etymology: (1905–10)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) designation, identification
the act of designating or identifying something
2. (noun) identification
evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
3. (noun) identification
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"
4. (noun) recognition, identification
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"
5. (noun) identification
the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
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1. (noun) identification
an official document containing information about sb; = ID
Do you have any identification on you?
2. identification
the act of identifying sb or sth
the identification of criminals using DNA
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) identification
the act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. 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.
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