curriculum vitae
noun [ C ]
formal ukusplural curricula vitae | or curriculum vitaes ( abbreviation CV); ( US usually resume); (or résumé)a short written description of your education, qualifications, previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, which you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job. In the US, curriculum vitae is mostly used when applying for academic teaching jobs; resume or résumé is used for other jobs:
Applicants are invited to send their curriculum vitae and names and addresses of three referees.