validation

val-i-da-tion · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The action of checking or proving the validity or accuracy of something.

  2. 2.

    The process of making something legally or officially acceptable.

  3. 3.

    Recognition or affirmation that a person or their feelings are worthwhile.

  4. 4.

    (Computing) The process of checking that data meets specified requirements.

Forms

plural: validations

Related words

Antonyms: denial, invalidation, rejection
See also: validate, validity
Synonyms: approval, authentication, confirmation, verification

Etymology

From Medieval Latin validatio, from validare (to make strong), from Latin validus (strong).