different between certification vs passport

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s??t?f??ke???n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?s?t?f??ke???n/, [s???f??ke???n]
• Hyphenation: cer?ti?fi?ca?tion
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

certification (countable and uncountable, plural certifications)

1. The act of certifying.
2. The granting of a certificate.
3. A professional qualification that certifies a person's ability.

Hyponyms

• organic certification
• product certification
• professional certification

Derived terms

• post-certification

Translations

Anagrams

• rectification

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s??.ti.fi.ka.sj??/

Noun

certification f (plural certifications)

1. certification (all meanings)

Related terms

• certifier
• certificat

Further reading

• “certification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rectification

English

Etymology

From French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass +? port.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??sp??t/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?pæsp??t/

Noun

passport (plural passports)

1. An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.

   You will have to bring your passport to prove who you are.
2. (by extension, informal) Any document that allows entry or passage.
3. (figuratively) Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.

   The tenor's voice was his passport to the international concert circuit.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? Hindi: ???????? (p?spor?)
• ? Urdu: ????????

Translations

See also

• ID card
• identification card
• identity card
• portpass
• visa

Further reading

• passport on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pop stars, popstars, portpass