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  • Certification

    The process of confirming that a system or component complies with a specific standard, e.g., a network installation may be certified against the ISO/IEC 11801 standard. In the context of this Guide, ‘certification’ does not imply involvement of an authoritative body, cf. ‘Certification Authority’.

  • Certification

    Personnel certification is proof that a person has achieved a certain level of qualification to perform a specified task.

  • Certification Authority (CA)

    A trusted third-party organization or company that creates and manages digital certificates to distribute public keys and other information.

  • Certified Vendor Drawings

    Drawings prepared by vendors for the fabrication of equipment, specialty components and skid mounted systems. These are certified as fabricated by the vendor and become the official document for the equipment involved.

  • CERTS

    Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics (DHHS)

  • CES (CFSAN)

    Consumer Education Staff (CFSAN)

  • CET (CFSAN)

    Clinical Evaluation Team (CFSAN)

  • CEU

    Continuing Education Units

  • CF

    Cellulose Formaldehyde

  • CF

    Cresol-Formaldehyde

  • CF

    Carbon Footprint

  • CF

    Cystic Fibrosis

  • CFC

    Combined Federal Campaign

  • CFC

    Chlorofluorocarbon

  • CFD

    Computational Fluid Dynamics

  • CFDA

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

  • CFIA

    Canadian Food Inspection Agency

  • CFM

    Cubic Feet per Minute

  • CFN

    Central File Number (ORA)

  • CFO (CO)

    Chief Financial Officer (CO)

  • CFOC

    Chief Financial Officers Council

  • CFR

  • CFR

    Code of Federal Regulations

  • CFS

    Chemical Free Steam

  • CFSAN

    Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (FDA)