identification

== English == === Etymology === From French identification. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, /ɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ (US in fast speech) IPA(key): /aɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/, /ɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: iden‧ti‧fi‧ca‧tion === Noun === identification (countable and uncountable, plural identifications) (strictly) The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing). Coordinate terms: authentication, authentification (broadly, often) The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition. The state of being identified. (countable) A particular instance of identifying something. information necessary to make a good identification A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity. Synonyms: ID, documents, papers A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== identification on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Etymology === From the Late Latin verb identificare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.dɑ̃.ti.fi.ka.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === identification f (plural identifications) identification === Further reading === “identification”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012