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Definition: CA


(1) (Certification Authority or Certificate Authority) An organization that issues digital certificates (digital IDs) and makes its public key widely available to its intended audience. See digital certificate and cryptography.

(2) See CA Technologies.

(3) (Continuous Availability) See fault tolerant.

(4) (.CA) The country code for Canada. See country code.