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validation - 4 dictionary results

val⋅i⋅date

[val-i-deyt]
–verb (used with object), -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing.
1. to make valid; substantiate; confirm: Time validated our suspicions.
2. to give legal force to; legalize.
3. to give official sanction, confirmation, or approval to, as elected officials, election procedures, documents, etc.: to validate a passport.

Origin:
1640–50; < ML validātus (ptp. of validāre to make valid), equiv. to valid- (see valid ) + -ātus -ate 1


val⋅i⋅da⋅tion, noun
val⋅i⋅da⋅tor, noun
val⋅i⋅da⋅to⋅ry [val-i-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective


1. authenticate, verify, prove.


1. disprove.
val·i·date   (vāl'ĭ-dāt')   
tr.v.   val·i·dat·ed, val·i·dat·ing, val·i·dates
  1. To declare or make legally valid.
  2. To mark with an indication of official sanction.
  3. To establish the soundness of; corroborate. See Synonyms at confirm.
val'i·da'tion n.

Validation

Val`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. validation.] The act of giving validity. [R.] --Knowles.

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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