identification
Establishing who's who
Identification is the act of recognizing or establishing what something is or who someone is: The witness made a positive identification.
It also refers to documents that prove identity—a driver's license, passport, or ID card: The bouncer asked for identification.
In psychology, identification describes the process of associating oneself emotionally with another person or group: her identification with the character's struggles.
To feel identification with something is to see yourself in it.
Friction ridge impression
- irisEye's pigmented disc
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- facial recognitionAutomated identification by face
- voice recognitionTechnology identifying spoken language
DNA · palmprint · biometric · scanner · authentication · enrollment · liveness detection · thumbprint
Confirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- proofDemonstration of truth
- credentialProof of qualification
- certificateFormal written attestation
ID card · passport · license · badge · documentation · verification · confirm · certify
Identifying attachment or marker
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- stickerAdhesive-backed paper or plastic
- barcodeEncoded product stripes
- nameplateIdentifying sign mounted publicly
marking · branding · QR code · serial number · SKU · UPC · numbering · coding
Identity document abbreviation
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- birth certificateOfficial record of arrival
- social security cardDocument proving benefit eligibility
visa · green card · permit · badge · credentials · papers · national ID · voter ID
Perceiving something as known
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- realizationGrasping what's true
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- discernmentKeen perception and judgment
detection · spotting · noticing · discovery · perception · distinguishing · differentiation · telling apart
One's own identity perception
- egoOne's self-image
- personaAssumed public identity
- self-imageOne's view of oneself
- projectionSomething that extends outward
introjection · modeling · role model · hero worship · attachment · bonding · empathy · mirroring
Arranging into groups
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
- sortingArranging into sequence
cataloging · genus · phylum · diagnosis · profiling · fingerprinting · genotyping · phenotyping
fingerprint
Friction ridge impression
- irisEye's pigmented disc
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
- facial recognitionAutomated identification by face
voice recognition · DNA · palmprint · biometric · scanner · authentication · enrollment · liveness detection · thumbprint · facial scan
authentication
Confirming genuine identity
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- proofDemonstration of truth
- credentialProof of qualification
certificate · ID card · passport · license · badge · documentation · verification · confirm · certify · authenticate
label
Identifying attachment or marker
nameplate · marking · branding · QR code · serial number · SKU · UPC · numbering · coding · stamping
ID
Identity document abbreviation
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- birth certificateOfficial record of arrival
social security card · visa · green card · permit · badge · credentials · papers · national ID · voter ID · employee badge
recognition
Perceiving something as known
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- realizationGrasping what's true
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
discernment · detection · spotting · noticing · discovery · perception · distinguishing · differentiation · telling apart · picking out
self-concept
One's own identity perception
- egoOne's self-image
- personaAssumed public identity
- self-imageOne's view of oneself
projection · introjection · modeling · role model · hero worship · attachment · bonding · empathy · mirroring · transference
categorization
Arranging into groups
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- typingEntering text via keyboard
- groupingArrangement by shared traits
sorting · cataloging · genus · phylum · diagnosis · profiling · fingerprinting · genotyping · phenotyping · subspecies
- Dystopia1984, Nineteen Eighty-Four, dystopian fiction, totalitarianism, Brave New World
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- marriage requirementslegal age, parental consent, witnesses, marriage certificate, officiant
- anti-traffickingrescue, prosecution, investigation, victim protection, safe house
- death investigationautopsy report, cause of death, death certificate, coroner's office, forensic pathologist
- hotel lawguest rights, duty of care, liability insurance, property damage, personal injury
identificationanonymity
Unknown identity state
concealment · disguise · namelessness · obscurity · hiddenness
identificationmisidentification
Wrongly recognizing something
non-recognition · confusion · mistaking · misclassification · overlooking
identificationalienation
State of being isolated
dissociation · detachment · estrangement · disconnection · othering
- identification numberNumeric personal identifier
- identification papersDocuments proving one's identity
- identification cardDocument proving identity
- photo identificationImage-bearing identity document
- fake identificationFalsified personal documents
- animal identificationDetermining a creature's species
de-identification, identifications, misidentification, self-identification, identification card, reidentification