The phrase "a term that identifies" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when defining or explaining a specific word or phrase that serves to label or describe something.
Example: "In linguistics, a term that identifies a specific concept is essential for clear communication."
Alternatives: "a word that denotes" or "a phrase that describes".
Studies show that when patients are described as "addicts"—a term that identifies people by their actions rather than as having a "substance-use disorder," they receive more blame from their health-care providers, and less treatment.
Studies show that when patients are described as "addicts" — a term that identifies people by their actions — rather than as having a "substance-use disorder," they receive more blame from their health-care providers, and less treatment.
Under one aspect of the warrantless surveillance program, which Congress legalized with the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, telecommunications companies like AT&T and Verizon give the N.S.A. copies of internet messages that cross the international border and contain a search term that identifies foreigners overseas the government has targeted for surveillance; email addresses are one example.
This test also produces an interaction term that identifies whether the effects of one factor (LPS) are influenced by the effects of the other (exercise).
In the scientific and science education communities, the word ?theory? is a very precise term that identifies a concept that has great utility in explaining phenomena in the natural world.
This is a precise legal term that identifies investors who (at least in theory) grasp the risks involved.
A catalog written in 1792 by Alfonso Tacoli-Canacci describes the panel in terms that identify it and attributes it to Cimabue, as was frequently the case in 18th-century writings about early gold ground pictures.
Agent Zhou Xiaobai told Quartz that the group avoids using terms that identify them as "he" or "she".
Lastly, we recommend that bibliographic databases use indexing terms that identify active patient engagement in research to facilitate future research in this field.
For purposes of an application submitted under subsection (b)(2)(C), the term "specific selection term" means a term that specifically identifies an individual, account, or personal device.
