identification
The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
Example
“In many network protocols, identification is complemented by authentication.”
Other meanings
The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.
“Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species.”
The state of being identified.
“The problem's identification was the first step toward dealing with it.”
Synonyms
- designation
Related words
- bioidentification
- identification key
- caller identification
- deidentification
- disidentification
- hyperidentification
- identificational
- identikit
- misidentification
- nonidentification
- overidentification
- photoidentification
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “identification” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.