'Identification' definitions:

Definition of 'identification'

(from WordNet)
noun
The act of designating or identifying something [syn: designation, identification]
noun
Evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
noun
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"
noun
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" [syn: recognition, identification]
noun
The attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

Definition of 'Identification'

From: GCIDE
  • Identification \I*den`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. identification.] The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'identification'

From: Moby Thesaurus