identification

UK/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/US/aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

nounB1Common in everyday speech and writing · #2,833 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: identifications

Identification is proof of who somebody is, or the recognising of something. Photo identification, produce identification, identification of the species.

The document sense is usually shortened to ID. The other sense is technical and covers naming a plant, a body or a fault, and in psychology identification is coming to see somebody else's feelings as your own.

Definitions of identification

1nounidentificationProof of who somebody is, or the recognising of something.B1
“You'll need some identification, such as a passport, to open a bank account.”

identification is a proof.

Where it comes from

French identification comes from Latin idem, the same.

French
identification
English, today
identification

From French identification.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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identification in the wild

RFID is one method of automatic identification and data capture (AIDC).
Radio-frequency identification
A unique national identification number is the most secure way, but some countries lack such numbers or do not show them on identity documents.
Identity document
Most countries accept passports as a form of identification.
Identity document
Identification, friend or foe (IFF) is a combat identification system designed for command and control.
Identification friend or foe
Station identification used to be done regularly by an announcer at the halfway point during the presentation of a television program, or in between programs.
Station identification

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