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electronic transcript

An electronic transcript is an official record of a student's academic work and results that is provided in digital form by an educational institution.

In plain English

This is the educational institution's formal academic record in a digital format. It covers the student's academic work and the results of that work.

In context

Here, it names the option to receive the official academic record in digital form from the educational institution.

Situation
Requesting transcripts, certificates, credentials, verification, and graduation records
What it communicates
labels a delivery format option for the requested transcript.

Meaning limits

The term itself identifies the record's official digital form, not the rules about release, acceptance, or who may obtain it.

Examples

“The university issued an electronic transcript showing her courses, credits, and final grades.”

Core meaning

“When the college asked how it should provide his academic record, he chose an electronic transcript.”

In context