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View synonyms for validation

validation

[ val-i-dey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of confirming something as true or correct: You will be prompted to enter your new password a second time for validation.

    The new method is very promising but requires validation through further testing.

    You will be prompted to enter your new password a second time for validation.

  2. the act of officially or legally certifying or approving something:

    The proposal will be prioritized and put into action after it undergoes validation by the government.

  3. the act of affirming a person, or their ideas, feelings, actions, etc., as acceptable and worthy:

    Recognition and validation of minority cultures by classroom teachers is crucial to student wellbeing and success.



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Other Words From

  • non·val·i·da·tion noun
  • re·val·i·da·tion noun

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Example Sentences

Who do you turn to now when you have a decision to make, when you have one less person to provide validation or advice?

While preaching D.A.R.E. in schools, we made a drug out of external validation.

Each world—celebrity and art—gets what Gilkes calls “cultural validation” from the other.

The Disney princesses are really, in a way, seeking validation through men.

The last few days should have served as some measure of validation for us Elba fans.

Or is it intended to superadd a pragmatic value and validation to that concept of a seeing force?

Resting the moral law upon revealed divine authority, it paid small attention to the question of its metaphysical validation.

Mr. Jenner, I suggest we get a copy of the deposit slip or some other validation of the actual amount.

He acted from the outset under the sense of a unique Divine call, that allowed of no human validation or supplement.

But what do the words verification and validation themselves pragmatically mean?

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