identification
US /aɪˌdɛntəfəˈkeɪʃən/
Definition
the act of designating or identifying something
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Visitors must show identification at the security desk.
Word Family
Synonyms
- credentialsa document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
- recognitionthe state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
Collocations
- Easy photo identificationdescribing photo identification (a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material)
- Medium show identification at receptionto display, demonstrate, or exhibit regarding identification at reception
- Hard positive identification of anomaliesdescribing positive identification of anomalies (the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution)
- Very Hard identification badge forged by criminalsdescribing identification badge forged by criminals (the act of designating or identifying something)
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