| designation identification | the act of designating or identifying something |
paper chase
hare and hounds | an outdoor game, one group of players (the hares) start off on a long run scattering bits of paper (the scent) and pursuers (the hounds) try to catch them before they reach a designated spot |
| paper route | the job of delivering newspapers regularly |
paper nautilus
nautilus Argonaut
Argonauta argo | cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells |
| paper wasp | any of several social wasps that construct nests of a substance like paper |
Dixie cup
paper cup | a disposable cup made of paper, for holding drinks |
letter opener
paper knife
paperknife | dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books |
masking tape
masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
newspaper
paper | the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher, when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper |
paperback book
paper-back book
paperback
softback book
softback
softover book
softover | a book with paper covers |
| paper chain | a chain made of loops of colored paper, used to decorate a room |
paper clip
paperclip
gem clip | a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together, the paper clip was invented in |
| paper cutter | a cutting implement for cutting sheets of paper to the desired size |
| paper doll | a piece of paper cut or folded into the shape of a human being |
| paper fastener | a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place |
| paper feed | a device for inserting sheets of paper into a printer or typewriter, the job was delayed because the paper feed was clogged |
| paper mill | a mill where paper is manufactured |
| paper plate | a disposable plate made of cardboard |
| paper towel | a disposable towel made of absorbent paper |
photographic paper
photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
sack
poke
paper bag
carrier bag | a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases |
| slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
| test paper | paper impregnated with an indicator for use in chemical tests |
wastepaper basket
waste-paper basket
wastebasket
waste basket
circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
| identification | the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons) |
| paper tiger | the nature of a person or organization that appears powerful but is actually powerless and ineffectual, he reminded Mao that the paper tiger had nuclear teeth |
recognition
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 |
speaker identification
talker identification | identification of a person from the sound of their voice |
| paper | a medium for written communication, the notion of an office running without paper is absurd |
sheet
piece of paper
sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
stationery
letter paper | paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters, usually with matching envelopes |
newspaper
paper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets, contains news and articles and advertisements, he read his newspaper at breakfast |
school newspaper
school paper | a newspaper written and published by students in a school |
| paper | a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses, he has written many scientific papers |
composition
paper report theme | an essay (especially one written as an assignment), he got an A on his composition |
| term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term |
ballistic identification
ballistic fingerprinting
bullet fingerprinting | identification of the gun that fired a bullet from an analysis of the unique marks that every gun makes on the bullet it fires and on the shell ejected from it |
biometric identification
biometric authentication
identity verification | the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics, negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification, if a pin or password is lost or forgotten it can be changed and reissued but a biometric identification cannot |
| number identification number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification, she refused to give them her Social Security number |
bank identification number
BIN
ABA transit number | an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations, the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself |
order paper
order book | a printed copy of the order of the day |
| paper trail | the written evidence of someone's activities, this paper trail consisted mainly of electronically stored information |
aide-memoire
position paper | a memorandum summarizing the items of an agreement (used especially in diplomatic communications) |
historical document
historical paper
historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) |
| identification | evidence of identity, something that identifies a person or thing |
| positive identification | 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, a system for positive identification can prevent the use of a single identity by several people |
| negative identification | evidence proving that you are not who you say you are not, evidence establishing that you are not among a group of people already known to the system, recognition by the system leads to rejection, a system for negative identification can prevent the use of multiple identities by a single person |
personal identification number
PIN
PIN number | a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts |
test paper
examination paper
exam paper
question sheet | a written examination |
white book
white paper | a government report, bound in white |