CERTIFICATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does certification mean?
• CERTIFICATION (noun)
The noun CERTIFICATION has 4 senses:
1. the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
2. confirmation that some fact or statement is true
3. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
4. validating the authenticity of something or someone
Familiarity information: CERTIFICATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CERTIFICATION (noun)
Meaning:
The act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
certification; enfranchisement
Hypernyms ("certification" is a kind of...):
authorisation; authorization; empowerment (the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "certification"):
accreditation (the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards))
Meaning:
Confirmation that some fact or statement is true
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
corroboration; documentation; certification
Hypernyms ("certification" is a kind of...):
confirmation (information that confirms or verifies)
Meaning:
A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
certificate; credentials; credential; certification
Hypernyms ("certification" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "certification"):
certificate of incorporation (state approval of the articles of incorporation of a corporation)
birth certificate (a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth)
diploma; sheepskin (a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study)
commission; military commission (an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces)
bill of health (a certificate saying that a departing ship's company is healthy (to be presented at the next port of arrival))
registration (a document certifying an act of registering)
teacher's certificate; teaching certificate (a certificate saying that the holder is qualified to teach in the public schools)
probate; probate will (a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate)
Meaning:
Validating the authenticity of something or someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
authentication; certification
Hypernyms ("certification" is a kind of...):
proof; substantiation; validation (the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something)
