To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul.

To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like.

To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars.

To reconnoiter.

express greetings upon meeting someone

To identify something by its characteristic features. In the case of homophobia, this means identifying stereotypes and myths about lesbian, gay, and bisexual people as expressions of prejudice even though the content may not be inherently derogatory. It also means identifying situations in which discussion of sexual orientation issues would be appropriate but has been omitted. And it means identifying ways in which the needs of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are not given consideration equal to that of heterosexual people in terms of resources or opportunities.

To review; to reëxamine.

To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial.

show approval or appreciation of; "My work is not recognized by anybody!"; "The best student was recognized by the Dean"

In the context of the OCR Shop XTR(tm)/API, when an image is recognized, it is processed using the OCR Engine that is part of the OCR Shop XTR. During this process the pixels making up a digital image are processed by the OCR engine to determine which pixels are parts of visible text characters within the image. The identities of those characters are also determined and stored in memory using the code page representation of the given character. The result of recognition is used to create output based on the user settings.

detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"

To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of.

perceive to be the same

be fully aware or cognizant of

exhibit recognition for (an antigen or a substrate)

see: to bind antigen specifically to a cell surface receptor. This is a property of B and T lymphocytes, and initiates the immune response that results in immune memory.

grant credentials to; "The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution"; "recognize an academic degree"

The Chair permits a Senator to speak by recognizing him or her; the Senator then "has the floor." When time is controlled, a Senator must have time yielded to him or her before he or she can be recognized.

The recording of a revenue or expense item in given accounting period.

To record in Postal Service accounts as income or expense.

To be able to take in and respond to (incoming digital control data).