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Authentification and Identification Definitions

Authentification

The process of making, or establishing as, authentic.

Identification

The act of identifying.

Identification

The state of being identified.

Identification

Abbr. ID Proof or evidence of identity.

Identification

(Psychology) A person's association with or assumption of the qualities, characteristics, or views of another person or group.
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Identification

The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
In IP protocol, after identification comes authentication.

Identification

The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.
Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species.

Identification

The state of being identified.
The problem's identification was the first step toward dealing with it.

Identification

(countable) A particular instance of identifying something.
Information necessary to make a good identification

Identification

A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
The authorities asked for his identification.
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Identification

A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something.
Identification with the tribe

Identification

The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the state of being identified.

Identification

The act of designating or identifying something

Identification

Attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)

Identification

Evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing

Identification

The condition of having your identity established;
The thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest

Identification

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

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