credentials
plural noun
us
/krɪˈden·ʃəlz/documents that state the abilities and experience of a person and show that the person is qualified for a particular job or activity:
Meaning of credentials in English
credentials
the abilities and experience that make someone suitable for a particular job or activity, or proof of someone's abilities and experience:
All the candidates had excellent academic credentials.
Few of these commentators have scientific credentials, so take what they say with a grain of salt.
This new publication is run by editors with impressive credentials.
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credentials | American Dictionary
credentials | Business English
something such as a document that proves who someone is, what organization they represent, or what their qualifications are:
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Examples of credentials
credentials
All advanced practice credentials have requirements such as continuing education and periodic re-examination to maintain the credential.
This is particularly true for credential systems that provide efficient means for implementing anonymous multi-show credentials with credential revocation.
Often however, digital credentials, like digital cash, are only associated with anonymous digital credentials.
Ministers can only receive credentials by being endorsed by a local church.
The bout was highly anticipated because of the fighter's previous grappling credentials.
Through this process, rank of preference for the candidates is being determined with their credentials and eligibility being evaluated.
Force protection can include procedures as basic as checking identification cards at the entrance to an installation and requiring credentials to get inside a building.
The user must present some sort of credentials (or a credit card) before being granted access to the network.
These organizations offer measurable levels of achievement to strive for, along with acting as watchdogs to help prevent the exaggeration of green credentials or green-washing.
There are a variety of electronic credential types in use today, and new types of credentials are constantly being created.
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