identification (information)
{{short description|Mapping of a known quantity to an unknown entity so as to make it known}}
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For data storage, identification is the capability to find, retrieve, report, change, or delete specific data without ambiguity. This applies especially to information stored in databases. In database normalation, the process of organizing the fields and tables of a relational database to minimize redundancy and dependency, is the central, defining function of the discipline.{{Cite book |title=b |last3= |first3= |date=2011-06-09 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-12-381480-7 |language=en}}