designation

n 1: identifying word or words by which someone or something is

called and classified or distinguished from others [syn:

{appellation}, {denomination}, {appellative}]

2: the act of designating

3: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position;

"the appointment had to be approvied by the whole

committee" [syn: {appointment}, {assignment}, {naming}]

4: the act of designating or identifying something [syn: {identification}]