An attachment to an electronic message used for security purposes. The most common use of a digital certificate is to verify that a user sending a message is who he or she claims to be, and to provide the receiver with the means to encode a reply. An individual wishing to send an encrypted message applies for a digital certificate from a Certificate Authority (CA) .
Emily /emi-ly/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced EM-i-ee. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Emily is rival; laborious; eager. Feminine of Emil, from the Latin name Aemilia, feminine form of the old Roman surname Aemilius (probably from aemulus). Literary: the form Emelye was used in the 14th century by Chaucer's The Knight's Tale , which was a translation of Emilia, the form in Chaucer's source, Boccaccio's Teseida.
Trivia. 1  Emily's appearance has changed slightly throughout the course of the series. 2  The name Emily can mean laborious, eager, and rival, all mirroring some of Emily Hayes' aspects. 3  Throughout the books, Emily has gained a new confidence and become visibly more brave.