validation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
validation
    n 1: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of
         something [syn: {validation}, {proof}, {substantiation}]
    2: the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof [syn:
       {establishment}, {validation}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Validation \Val`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. validation.]
   The act of giving validity. [R.] --Knowles.
   [1913 Webster]
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
validation

   The stage in the {software life-cycle} at the end of the
   development process where software is evaluated to ensure that
   it complies with the requirements.

   (1995-02-14)
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