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The code "420 001270000 99 9505" uniquely identifies this parcel.

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 normalisation, 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.^[1]

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^ Han, Jiawei; Pei, Jian; Kamber, Micheline (2011-06-09). Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-381480-7.

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[1] Han, Jiawei; Pei, Jian; Kamber, Micheline (2011-06-09). Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques. Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-12-381480-7.

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-Filat oleg ion 27.01.1992 moldovaFor [[Data storage device|data storage]], '''identification''' is the capability to find, retrieve, report, change, or delete specific [[data]] without [[ambiguity]]. This applies especially to [[information]] stored in [[database]]s. In [[Database normalization|database normalisation]], 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.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Han|first=Jiawei|title=Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques|last2=Pei|first2=Jian|last3=Kamber|first3=Micheline|date=2011-06-09|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=978-0-12-381480-7|language=en}}</ref>
+For [[Data storage device|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 normalization|database normalisation]], 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.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Han|first=Jiawei|title=Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques|last2=Pei|first2=Jian|last3=Kamber|first3=Micheline|date=2011-06-09|publisher=Elsevier|isbn=978-0-12-381480-7|language=en}}</ref>
 == See also ==
 * [[Authentication]]
+* [[Domain Name System]]
 * [[Identification (disambiguation)]]
 * [[Forensic profiling]]