identification
English Thesaurus
1. the act of designating or identifying something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | determination, finding, |
| definition | : | the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | diagnosing, diagnosis, |
| definition | : | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon (noun.act) |
2. the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons) (noun.attribute)
3. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | memory, remembering, |
| definition | : | the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | identity, |
| definition | : | the individual characteristics by which a thing or person is recognized or known (noun.cognition) |
4. evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | evidence, |
| definition | : | an indication that makes something evident (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | imprint, |
| definition | : | an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | positive identification, |
| definition | : | evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | negative identification, |
| definition | : | evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not; evidence establishing that you are not among a group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to rejection (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | facial profiling, |
| definition | : | identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | fingerprint, |
| definition | : | a generic term for any identifying characteristic (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | linguistic profiling, |
| definition | : | using speech characteristics or dialect to identify a speaker's race or religion or social class (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | profiling, |
| definition | : | recording a person's behavior and analyzing psychological characteristics in order to predict or assess their ability in a certain sphere or to identify a particular group of people (noun.communication) |
5. the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | condition, status, |
| definition | : | a state at a particular time (noun.state) |
6. the act of designating or identifying something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | identify, |
| definition | : | conceive of as united or associated (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | identify, name, |
| definition | : | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (verb.communication) |
7. the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | identify, |
| definition | : | consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else (verb.cognition) |
8. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | identify, place, |
| definition | : | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something (verb.cognition) |
9. evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | identify, name, |
| definition | : | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (verb.communication) |
10. the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established (noun.state)
| derivation | : | identify, place, |
| definition | : | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | identify, name, |
| definition | : | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (verb.communication) |
11. the act of designating or identifying something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | identify, |
| definition | : | conceive of as united or associated (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | identify, name, |
| definition | : | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (verb.communication) |
12. the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons) (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | identify, |
| definition | : | consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else (verb.cognition) |
13. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | identify, place, |
| definition | : | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something (verb.cognition) |
14. evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | identify, name, |
| definition | : | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (verb.communication) |
15. the condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established (noun.state)
| derivation | : | identify, place, |
| definition | : | recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | identify, name, |
| definition | : | give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property (verb.communication) |
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