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certificate authority

certificate authority noun: an organization that issues digital certificates for use by other parties.

Noun

certificate authority (plural certificate authorities)

  1. An organization that issues digital certificates for use by other parties.

Forms of certificate authority

pluralcertificate authorities

Questions about certificate authority

What does certificate authority mean?
Certificate authority means an organization that issues digital certificates for use by other parties.
What part of speech is certificate authority?
Certificate authority is a noun.
What is the plural of certificate authority?
The plural of certificate authority is certificate authorities.

Words near certificate authority in the dictionary

  1. certifiably
  2. certificant
  3. certificants
  4. certificate
  5. certificate authorities
  6. certificate authority
  7. certificate of authenticity
  8. certificate of clean criminal record
  9. certificate of conduct
  10. certificate of criminal record
  11. certificate of deposit

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