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      certificate
      noun
      (education) A document serving as evidence that a person has completed an educational course, issued either by an institution not authorised to grant diplomas, or to a student not qualifying for a diploma.
      A document containing a certified statement.
      A document evidencing ownership or debt.
      (computing theory) The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
      (British, Ireland) A motion picture age rating.
      (computing) Ellipsis of public key certificate. [(computing) A certificate that uses a digital signature to bind together a public key with an identity — used to verify that a public key belongs to a particular person.]
      verb
      To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.
      Roots
      certuscert- · Latin · sure, settledfacio-fic · Latin · make, do
      Synonyms for certificate
      certificationncredentialndiplomanattestationnauthorizationnvouchernaffidavitnvisanwarrantntestimonialadj
      Words related to certificate
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      Where does certificate come from?

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