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certification

UK/ˌsɜː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/US/ˌsɝ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,416 of 15,258mostly written

Other forms: certifications

Certification is the formal confirming in writing that a standard has been met. Food certification.

It is worth exactly as much as the body doing the certifying, which is why some marks mean nothing. Certification costs money, which is why small producers often meet a standard without holding it.

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Definitions of certification

  1. 1nouncertificationThe formal act of confirming in writing that a standard has been met, or the document that records it.B2+

    “The certification took nine months and cost more than the equipment.”

certification is a confirming.

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certification in the wild

  • Other countries have similar awards (see music recording certification).

    RIAA certification

  • Certification is not automatic; for an award to be made, the record label must first request certification.

    RIAA certification

  • Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units.

    Music recording certification

  • The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see: List of music recording certifications).

    Music recording certification

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