Credit

The term credit can have several meanings in different contexts.

• In finance, credit refers to lending. It is also the archetypal unit of currency in science fiction.
• In accounting, credit refers to the type of book-keeping entry that mirrors debits; see double-entry book-keeping.
• In education, credit refers to academic coursework.
• In creative arts, including writing, credit refers to acknowledging the ideas or other work of contributors.