identification
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3.1
- noun
- /ˌaɪdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
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identificación
- The identification of the new species was announced at the scientific conference.
- identification process
- early identification
- problem identification
You know, do they have any level of target identification?
- You know, do they have any level of target identification?
- I'm not suggesting that there is some magic way to get these identifications right.
- Be reassured that your child brings with him to college the major advantage of early identification.
- But ultimately I'm sitting in a morgue and I'm responsible for first class passengers identification in that jet that went down here, right?
- And you really have to pay attention to target identification because the whole world just doesn't flip, you know, at once.
- Yeah, I think it's, it's the ultimate version of the sort of identification of of the techno signature question.
Examples
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Healthy Lives, Healthy People will require a multi-agency approach to the identification of health needs.
Academic text (2011) -
We're still awaiting positive identification of the body.
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The condition of ED, not its identification, is what we should try to prevent.
Academic text (2013) -
His wife and daughter made the identification.
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We're still awaiting positive identification of the body.
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Other important aspects include the adequacy of services received and the identification of unmet needs.
Academic text (2008) -
Suggest ways in which general practice can optimize the identification and management of atrial fibrillation.
Academic text (2011) -
Sonographically guided biopsy allows for the confident identification of the needle tip within the mass.
Academic text (1999) -
Positive identification of the suspect was made possible through surveillance footage.
Synonyms
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2.0
Identifying someone or something from earlier experience
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4.8
Clear proof that a person is who they say they are
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2.7
A document that shows who you are, like a passport or driver's licence
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3.6
A process of checking documents or fingerprints to confirm someone really is who they say they are
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5.3
A way of identifying people automatically using unique body traits like fingerprints or face
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.0
A secret number you use to prove who you are and open accounts
- Specialized
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5.3
A way of identifying people automatically using unique body traits like fingerprints or face
- Specialized
To find which gun fired a bullet by matching marks on the bullet and its case
- Specialized
A code of digits that shows which bank or card company handles a payment
- Specialized
A very small particle added to a product to show where it came from
- Specialized
A way to show someone is not one of the known people so they cannot make multiple accounts
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Identification comes from old Latin words idem meaning 'same' and facere meaning 'to make'. Think of it as 'making something the same' as a known person or thing, which is why it means the act of recognizing who or what someone or something is.