CERTIFICATION

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 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 through the use of documentary evidence

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)

Sense 1

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))

Derivation:

certify (authorize officially)

certify (guarantee as meeting a certain standard)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

certification; corroboration; documentation

Hypernyms ("certification" is a kind of...):

confirmation (information that confirms or verifies)

Derivation:

certify (provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

certificate; certification; credential; credentials

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)

Derivation:

certify (authorize officially)

certify (guarantee as meeting a certain standard)

Sense 4

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)

Derivation:

certify (guarantee payment on; of checks)

certify (authorize officially)

certify (guarantee as meeting a certain standard)

 Context examples 

A registered nurses who has successfully completed the flight nurse certification examination and earned the credential of Certified Flight Registered Nurse.

(Certified Flight Registered Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

Typically, in managed care, the third-party payer requires second opinions and pre-certification review for patients requiring hospital admission.

(Managed Care, NCI Thesaurus)

A registered nurse who has received certification from a national nursing organization or national nurse certification organization for practice in a specialized field of professional nursing.

(Certified Registered Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

A licensed registered nurse with a certification that indicates specialization in providing nursing care to patients during ground transportation.

(Certified Transport Registered Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)

Typically in managed care the third party payer requires second opinions and pre-certification review for patients requiring hospital admission.

(Managed Healthcare Plan, NCI Thesaurus)

A form required for certification of compliance under 42 U.S.C. Section 282(j)(5)(B) with Requirements of ClinicalTrials.gov Data Bank.

(Certification of Compliance: FDA Form 3674, Food and Drug Administration)

A clinical research associate or monitor with related work experience and with certification earned by passing a required program and written examination from the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP) or equivalent organization.

(Certified Clinical Research Associate, NCI Thesaurus)

A character string that describes the certification or specific licensed credentials of the qualified entity.

(Certificate License Text, NCI Thesaurus)

Similarly, the process by which a product or process can achieve certification indicating its suitability for a specific purpose.

(Certification, NCI Thesaurus)

The process of obtaining certification in critical care nursing as granted by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Certification Corporation.

(Certification in Critical Care Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)