English noun: positive identification |
1. | positive identification (communication) evidence proving that you are who you say you are; evidence establishing that you are among the group of people already known to the system; recognition by the system leads to acceptance |
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| Samples | A system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people.
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| Broader (hypernym) | identification |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | card, charge card, charge plate, countersign, credit card, debit card, green card, I.D., ID, identification number, identity card, key, number, parole, password, plastic, smart card, watchword, word |
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