identification

The act of designating or identifying something.

The process of recognizing something or someone by remembering.

Evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing.

The attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons).

The condition of having the identity (of a person or object) established.

“the thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest”

“identification of the gun was an important clue”