identification meaning and definition

IDENTIFICATION noun

Definition of identification (noun)

1. the act of designating or identifying something
   • synonyms: designation
2. evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
3. 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. 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"
   • synonyms: recognition
5. the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)