IDENTIFICATION


Meaning of IDENTIFICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ī-ˌden-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən, ə- ]

noun

Date: 1644

1.

a. : an act of identifying : the state of being identified

b. : evidence of identity

2.

a. : psychological orientation of the self in regard to something (as a person or group) with a resulting feeling of close emotional association

b. : a largely unconscious process whereby an individual models thoughts, feelings, and actions after those attributed to an object that has been incorporated as a mental image

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.