personal identification

collocation in English

meaningsofpersonalandidentification

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personal
adjective
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən.əl/us
/ˈpɝː.sən.əl/
relating or belonging to a single or particular person rather than to a group or ...
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identification
noun[U]
uk
/aɪˌden.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/aɪˌden.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of recognizing and naming someone ...
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(Definition ofpersonalandidentificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpersonal identification

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They saw fingerprinting as a potentially "universal" method ofpersonalidentification, which might find myriad applications in banking, insurance, government, interpersonal relations, and even science.
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The strength of thispersonalidentificationmanifested in a kind of competition to be 'friends' with the peer.
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Another area of common concern was care workers withoutpersonalidentification.
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But unlike men, women respond to this throughpersonalidentification.
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The surprising instant bond that occurred during the study signifies the strength of thepersonalidentificationbetween the boys and the peer models.
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The issue in dislocation is not at all linguistic distance, but range of social andpersonalidentification.
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Other uses that are being investigated include access control, the replacement of identity cards orpersonalidentificationnumbers, and passport control.
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The link was based on the national 11-digitpersonalidentificationnumber.
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Although communication is the basic function of all language use, it is nevertheless illuminating to distinguish between factual communication on the one hand andpersonalidentificationon the other.
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Personalidentificationis nonsense, except in a small number of cases.
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Is not the issue of principle that there must be an effective system ofpersonalidentification?
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Access will be limited to authorised users by means of passwords andpersonalidentificationdevices.
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The timing of the dispatch ofpersonalidentificationdocuments to eligible benefit recipients is another matter for concern.
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Although no longer used for the purpose ofpersonalidentificationin battle, heraldry is still very much a live subject.
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I am one of those who asked for, and welcomed,personalidentificationschemes.
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We should consider the possibility of giving each elector apersonalidentificationnumber.
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Thepersonalidentificationpage is also protected by a series of laser perforations.
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Personalidentificationcards, of course, affect only certain aspects of people's lives—that is, their working lives.
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As has been noted, people increasingly make use of personalised, 24-hour banking services, have their ownpersonalidentificationnumbers for telephone use and employ swipe cards in other contexts.
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There is no generally recognised "personalidentificationnumber" used by government departments or agencies, although reference numbers unique to the individual are used in many instances for record keeping purposes.
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