In plain English
This means an official new diploma document. It is issued again so it serves instead of the original one.
In context
Here, "replacement diploma" names the service for getting a newly issued official diploma to take the place of the original diploma.
- Situation
- Requesting transcripts, certificates, credentials, verification, and graduation records
- What it communicates
- names the service for obtaining a new diploma document.
Meaning limits
The term itself does not say why the original diploma is being replaced.
Examples
“The university mailed her a replacement diploma after the original was destroyed in a flood.”
“He called the university about a replacement diploma when he could not find the original.”