Diploma

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A diploma (from Greek diploma) is a document issued by an educational institution, like an university, which testifies that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

Note that in some countries, such as the United Kingdom and Australia, such a document is called a testamur. In Ireland it is generally called a parchment.

In some countries (such as Australia), a diploma is an academic award of lower rank that a degree. In Germany and Austria the diploma is the standard academic degree, comparable with the Master's degree.

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• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Diploma" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diploma, used under the GNU Free Documentation License