As a matter of law, this is a recognition of naturalization, but it doesn't go by that label.
All I know is that my daughter has a Certificate of Naturalization, whether there is a Consular Record of Birth Abroad, I don’t know, and never even thought about that.
“Ted probably (almost certainly) has a Consular Record of Birth Abroad (also known as an FS-240), recognizing that his birth fit the circumstances laid out in 8 USC 1401(g). Citizen at birth to a child born abroad of one citizen parent, provided the citizen parent meets US residency conditions before the birth occurred.
As a matter of law, this is a recognition of naturalization, but it doesn’t go by that label. “
We have a winner.
It is technically in the category of “collective naturalization,” part of the broader legal definition of naturalization.