D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Identification

/īd-ĕnˌ-təf-ək-āsh'-ən/ · I·den·ti·fi·ca·tion · IPA /aɪˌdɛn(t)ɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
01 n. The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified.
  1. 1.
    The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified.