different between labeling vs identifying

English

Alternative forms

• labelling (UK)

Noun

labeling (plural labelings)

1. A set of labels applied to the various objects in a system.
   • 2009 January, Bernard Russo and James J. Tattersall, "Program of the Sessions: Washington, District of Columbia, January 5–8, 2009", Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 56:1^[1], page 143:

     4:00PM (722) An upper bound for the number of graceful labelings of a path with n edges. Sylvia R. Naples, Bard College

2. (biochemistry) The introduction of a traceable chemical group (e.g., containing an isotope or a fluorescent dye) into a protein or other biomolecule of interest so it can be tracked or quantified during experimental analysis.

Synonyms

• tagging

Translations

Verb

labeling

1. present participle of label

English

Verb

identifying

1. present participle of identify

Noun

identifying (plural identifyings)

1. An act of identification.
   • 2012, R. R. Cox, Schutz’s Theory of Relevance: A Phenomenological Critique (page 49)

     There are not only these identifyings going on, but also there are distinguishings. For just as in the example above there are identifications of the various extents, there are distinguishings of these extents.