Certification is part of testing, inspection and certification and the provision by an independent body of written assurance that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements. It is the formal attestation or confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit. Accreditation is a specific organization's process of certification. According to the U.S. National Council on Measurement in Education, a certification test is a credentialing test used to determine whether individuals are knowledgeable enough in a given occupational area to be labeled "competent to practice" in that area.

प्रमाणन किसी वस्तु, व्यक्ति अथवा संगठन, की कुछ विशेषताओं की पुष्टि करने से सन्दर्भित है। यह पुष्टिकरण अक्सर, पर हमेशा नहीं, कुछ फार्म द्वारा बाहरी समीक्षा, शिक्षा, या मूल्यांकन के आधार पर प्रदान किया जाता है।