| designation identification | the act of designating or identifying something |
| hazard | an obstacle on a golf course |
| water hazard | hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer must avoid |
| identification | the attribution to yourself (consciously or unconsciously) of the characteristics of another person (or group of persons) |
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 |
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 |
sale in gross
contract of hazard | a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage |
| 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 |
| demand for identification | as by a sentry |
Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry
Commodore Perry | United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of , brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (-) |
luck
fortune
chance
hazard | an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another, bad luck caused his downfall, we ran into each other by pure chance |
| hazard insurance | insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires |
hazard
jeopardy
peril
risk
endangerment | a source of danger, a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune, drinking alcohol is a health hazard |
| health hazard | hazard to the health of those exposed to it |
| moral hazard | (economics) the lack of any incentive to guard against a risk when you are protected against it (as by insurance), insurance companies are exposed to a moral hazard if the insured party is not honest |
| occupational hazard | any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury |
| identification | 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 |
| identification particle | a tiny particle of material that can be added to a product to indicate the source of manufacture |
guess
venture
pretend hazard | put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation, I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again, I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong |
gamble
chance
risk hazard
take chances
adventure run a risk
take a chance | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome, When you buy these stocks you are gambling |
venture
hazard adventure
stake
jeopardize | put at risk, I will stake my good reputation for this |