earmark vs ident

earmark

noun
  • A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark. 

  • The designation of specific projects in appropriations of funding for general programs. 

  • A mark or deformation of the ear of an animal, intended to indicate ownership. 

verb
  • To mark (sheep or other animals) by slitting the ear. 

  • To specify or set aside for a particular purpose, to allocate. 

  • To designate part of a pension to be payable to the holder's former spouse or partner at its time of payment. 

ident

noun
  • Identification. 

  • 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. 

adj
  • Diligent; persistent. 

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