validation

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˌvælɪˈdeɪʃən/ 🇺🇸 /ˌvæləˈdeɪʃən/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The action of checking or proving the validity or accuracy of something.; The process of confirming that a system, product, or process meets specified requirements and is fit for its intended use.; Recognition or affirmation that a person, their feelings, or opinions are valid and worthwhile.; The act of making something legally or officially acceptable.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable / uncountable Plural: validations

Collocations

data validationcross-validationvalidation processvalidation studyvalidation testexternal validationface validation

Derivatives

validatevalidatorvalidvalidityvalidlyinvalidateinvalidationrevalidationprevalidation

Synonyms

verificationconfirmationauthenticationcorroborationsubstantiationcertification

Antonyms

invalidationfalsificationdisproof

Commonly confused

verification
EN: 'Verification' checks whether something meets specified requirements or standards; 'validation' checks whether it fulfills the intended purpose or user needs.
validity
EN: 'Validity' is the quality or state of being valid (a property); 'validation' is the act or process of establishing that validity.

Spelling tips

EN: No common spelling issues, but be careful not to confuse 'validation' with 'verification' in technical writing, as they have distinct meanings in fields like software engineering and research methodology.

💬 Examples

  1. The validation of the results took several weeks of peer review.

  2. Software validation ensures the program meets the user's needs.

  3. She sought validation from her peers after presenting her ideas.

  4. The validation of the contract required signatures from both parties.