Definitions of identification:

• noun:   attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons)
• noun:   evidence of identity; something that identifies a person or thing
• noun:   the condition of having your identity established

  Example: "The thief's identification was followed quickly by his arrest"

• noun:   the act of designating or identifying something
• noun:   the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering