designation

  1. Noun.  The act of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication.
  2. Noun.  Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment; direction.
  3. Noun.  That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation.
  4. Noun.  Use or application; import; intention; signification, as of a word or phrase.

This is an unmodified, but possibly outdated, definition from Wiktionary and used here under the Creative Commons license. Wiktionary is a great resource. If you like it too, please donate to Wikimedia.

This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.