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

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. designation, identification(noun)

   the act of designating or identifying something

2. identification(noun)

   evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

3. 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"

4. 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"

5. identification(noun)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. identification(Noun)

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

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

2. identification(Noun)

   The state of being identified.

3. identification(Noun)

   A particular instance of identifying something.

   information necessary to make a good identification

4. identification(Noun)

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

   The authorities asked for his identification

5. identification(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Identification(noun)

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

Origin: [Cf. F. identification.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

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

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. Spokesman Peter Minder:

   It's just a matter of identification.

2. Nadezhda Prusenkova:

   It is a defining moment for self-identification.

3. Alex Sanchez:

   The condition of the body made identification difficult.

4. Khalid Abu Bakar:

   We have fulfilled the requirement of the laws on his identification.

5. Canadian Defense Minister Jason Kenney:

   It was caused by a failure of identification. There will be an inquiry.

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