designation vs ident

designation

noun
  • That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name; distinctive title; appellation. 

  • Selection and appointment for a purpose or office; allotment; direction. 

  • signification, meaning, for example of a word or phrase. 

  • An act or instance of designating; a pointing out or showing; indication. 

ident

noun
  • Identifier. 

  • A protocol serving to identify the user of a particular TCP connection, used especially on IRC networks. 

  • A brief audio or audiovisual sequence serving to identify the broadcaster. 

  • Identification. 

adj
  • Diligent; persistent. 

How often have the words designation and ident occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )