rapid identification

noun phrase
UK /ˈræp.ɪd aɪˌden.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈræp.ɪd aɪˌden.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Rapid identification means figuring out what something is very quickly.

The doctor used rapid identification to find out what was making the boy sick.

SYNONYMS

quick recognitionfast detectionspeedy identificationprompt recognitionswift discovery

RELATED WORDS

diagnosisdetectionrecognitionclassificationscreening

OTHER MEANINGS

2. In science, quickly naming a plant, animal, or substance using special tools.

Rapid identification of the unknown bacteria helped the lab team stop the outbreak.

3. In security, quickly checking who someone is or what something is.

The airport uses rapid identification to check every passenger's face.

4. In computing, quickly matching a file or object to its correct name or type.

The app's rapid identification of the song took only two seconds.