Definitions for identification
aɪˌdɛn tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ɪˌdɛn-iden·ti·fi·ca·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. designation, identificationnoun

   the act of designating or identifying something

2. identificationnoun

   evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

3. identificationnoun

   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. recognition, identificationnoun

   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. identificationnoun

   the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. identificationnoun

   The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.

   Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species

2. identificationnoun

   The state of being identified.

3. identificationnoun

   A particular instance of identifying something.

   information necessary to make a good identification

4. identificationnoun

   A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.

   The authorities asked for his identification

5. identificationnoun

   A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging towards somebody or something.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. identification

   Identification refers to the process or act of recognizing and establishing the identity of someone or something. It can involve distinguishing and categorizing based on certain characteristics, traits, or features. It can also refer to a document, card, or any such entity that verifies a person's identity, such as an ID card or passport.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Identificationnoun

   the act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. identification.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. identification

   A document or documents as proof of the name, date of birth, address and where applicable the nationality of a person.

   Identification of a person is important for various governmental purposes.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Determination
   • Evidence
   • Identity
   • Memory

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'identification' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4098

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'identification' in Nouns Frequency: #1669

How to pronounce identification?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say identification in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of identification in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of identification in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of identification in a Sentence

1. Yang Yujun:

   On this, there is no need for other countries to gesticulate, whether or not to or when to set up an air defense identification zone depends on whether there is an aerial threat or the level of aerial threat. It needs many considerations.

2. Douglas Muzzio:

   Rudy has devolved into this red meat Republican base ideologue who periodically seems to need self identification, maybe it is Rudy in his dotage, where he has lost whatever boundaries he once had. He sounds like a bitter old man.

3. Bill Gray:

   I and others came to accept the identification with the second stage as correct. The object had about the brightness we would expect, and had showed up at the expected time and moving in a reasonable orbit.

4. Bob Powers:

   The individual refused to provide identification, cursed at and made homophobic slurs at the officer who remained calm throughout the entire engagement.

5. Navdeep Bains:

   I politely replied that I did not represent a security threat, and that I had passed all security checks. Economic Development Navdeep Bains then asked for my name and identification. I reluctantly handed Economic Development Navdeep Bains my diplomatic passport.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=identification
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Identification
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identification
5. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf