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Validation

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Confirmation (through the provision of strong, sound, objective evidence) that requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled (e.g., a trustworthy credential has been presented, or data or information has been formatted in accordance with a defined set of rules, or a specific process has demonstrated that an entity under consideration meets, in all respects, its defined attributes or requirements).

polysemousNISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 2

The process of demonstrating that the system under consideration meets in all respects the specification of that system.

Technology Investment Strategy 2015-2018

provides objective evidence that the capability provided by the system complies with stakeholder performance requirements, achieving its use in its intended operational environment; answers the question, "Is it the right solution to the problem?" [C]onsists of evaluating the operational effectiveness, operational suitability, sustainability, and survivability of the system or system elements under operationally realistic conditions.

Systems and software engineering —Vocabulary

Confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that the requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled.

Glossary of Statistical Terms

A continuous monitoring of the process of compilation and of the results of this process.

Glossary of Terms for Quality Assurance and Good Laboratory Practices

Confirmation by examination and provision of objective evidence that the particular requirements for a specific intended use are fulfilled.

Wordset Dictionary

the act of validating

Wordset Dictionary

the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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and Validation (TEVV)establishmentproofsubstantiationTest and EvaluationVerification
plural
Validations
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Validation's
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Validations'