Noun: identification I,den-tu-fi'key-shun
- The act of designating or identifying something
"The identification of the suspect led to a quick arrest";
- designation
- The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
"a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his identification of faces";
- recognition
- Evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
"The TV station's identification appeared briefly before the program started";
- ident [informal]
- 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"
- The attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
"His identification with his favourite superhero influenced his behaviour"
Derived forms: identifications
Type of: condition, determination, evidence, finding, identity, individuality, memory, personal identity, remembering, status
Encyclopedia: Identification, friend or foe