certificate

Etymology

From French certificat.

noun

1. A document containing a certified statement.
2. A document evidencing ownership or debt.
3. (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.
4. (computing theory) The information needed in order to verify a positive answer to a problem.
5. (computing) Ellipsis of public key certificate.
6. (Britain, Ireland) A motion picture age rating.
   The film is certificate 15.

verb

1. To supply with a certificate, especially following certification.