IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does identification number mean? 

• IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (noun)
  The noun IDENTIFICATION NUMBER has 1 sense:

1. a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification

  Familiarity information: IDENTIFICATION NUMBER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (noun)

Meaning:

A numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

identification number; number

Context example:

she refused to give them her Social Security number

Hypernyms ("identification number" is a kind of...):

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "identification number"):

ABA transit number; bank identification number; BIN (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)

license number; registration number (the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it)

Social Security number (the number of a particular individual's social security account)

personal identification number; PIN; PIN number (a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts)