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  2. Cultural identity - Wikipedia

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    Cultural identity is a part of a person's identity, or their self-conception and self-perception, and is related to nationality, ethnicity, religion, social class, generation, locality, gender, or any kind of social group that has its own distinct culture. In this way, cultural identity is both characteristic of the individual but also of the ...

  3. Identification key - Wikipedia

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    Identification key. In biology, an identification key, taxonomic key, or biological key is a printed or computer-aided device that aids the identification of biological entities, such as plants, animals, fossils, microorganisms, and pollen grains. Identification keys are also used in many other scientific and technical fields to identify ...

  4. Identifier - Wikipedia

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    An identifier is a name that identifies (that is, labels the identity of) either a unique object or a unique class of objects, where the "object" or class may be an idea, person, physical countable object (or class thereof), or physical noncountable substance (or class thereof). The abbreviation ID often refers to identity, identification (the ...

  5. Roman Jakobson - Wikipedia

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    Roman Osipovich Jakobson (Russian: Рома́н О́сипович Якобсо́н, IPA: [rɐˈman ˈosʲɪpəvʲɪt͡ɕ (j)ɪkɐpˈson]; 11 October [O.S. 29 September] 1896 – 18 July 1982) was a Russian and naturalised American linguist and literary theorist.

  6. Dan (rank) - Wikipedia

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    Learn about the history and meaning of dan, a rank system used in various martial arts and other fields of Asian culture.

  7. De-identification - Wikipedia

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    De-identification. While a person can usually be readily identified from a picture taken directly of them, the task of identifying them on the basis of limited data is harder, yet sometimes possible. De-identification is the process used to prevent someone's personal identity from being revealed. For example, data produced during human subject ...

  8. Biometrics - Wikipedia

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    Biometrics. Biometrics are body measurements and calculations related to human characteristics and features. Biometric authentication (or realistic authentication) is used in computer science as a form of identification and access control. It is also used to identify individuals in groups that are under surveillance. [1]

  9. Identity document - Wikipedia

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    The identity document is used to connect a person to information about the person, often in a database. The connection between the identity document and database is based on personal information present on the document, such as the bearer's full name, age, birth date, address, an identification number, card number, gender, citizenship and more.