planned process to determine the value of one or more qualities, capabilities, and/or process characteristics of an entity of interest in order to verify (by measuring the said attributes through some measurement process) that they satisfy some requirement specification prescribed by some standard.
information content entity that can serve as proof that one or more attesting processes took place to verify that one or more entities satisfy certain requirement specifications.
relationship from a certificate to a certifying body that holds when the certifying body issues the certificate as a specified output of some certificate granting process.
relationship from a certificate to an entity that holds when the certificate has been granted by a certifying body that has participated in a certificate granting process.
relationship from an entity to a certificate that holds when the certificate has been granted by a certifying body that has participated in a certificate granting process.