validation

3 definitions found

validation - 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]

validation - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]

validation - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  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)