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1. The act of designating or identifying something
   - 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
   - recognition
    
5. The attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

Derived forms: identifications

See also: identify

Type of: condition, determination, evidence, finding, identity, individuality, memory, personal identity, remembering, status

Encyclopedia: Identification Identification, friend or foe