[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

validation \val`ida"tion\, n. cf. f. validation.
   the act of giving validity. r. --knowles.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

validation
     n 1: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of
          something syn: proof, substantiation
     2: the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof syn: establishment
see also:
proof substantiation establishment 

[3] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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
     
     
see also:
software life-cycle 

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