A designation is a description, name, or title that is given to someone or something. Designation is the fact of giving that description, name, or title. the designation of Madrid as European City of Culture 1992
An account containing money set aside by the Board of Supervisors for a specific future use Money in a designation is earmarked for a specific use, but may not be legally restricted to that use (see Reserve)
Legal protection through passage of a bylaw (local or regional government) or Order in Council (provincial) Designation offers long term protection and allows regulation and control of alterations and demolition
A Designation is a sequence of symbols (string) relative to a Terminology If the Terminology is UMLS, the designation can also hold CUI, LUI and SUI values (Concept, Label and String Unique Identifier)