validation

noun

val·​i·​da·​tion ˌva-lə-ˈdā-shən 

: an act, process, or instance of validating

especially : the determination of the degree of validity of a measuring device

Synonyms

• attestation
• confirmation
• corroboration
• documentation
• evidence
• proof
• substantiation
• testament
• testimonial
• testimony
• voucher
• witness

Examples of validation in a Sentence

I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation.

Recent Examples on the Web

The brand also enlisted a team of makeup artists, led by global artistry director Sarah Tanno, to help ensure shade validation. —Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2023

Perhaps more than anything, the role of government in erecting historical markers serves as validation: saying in an official capacity that a certain person or story matters. —John Garrison Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023

While the needy Moon in your public 10th house counterbalances repressed Saturn in your domestic zone, looking to your achievements in the outside world for validation could be appealing. —Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023

That validation, according to Sasan Karimi, a political analyst in Tehran, was a form of reward for forging closer ties with both China and Russia. —Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023

However, manual validation efforts run by the NIH and Emory University are sometimes still needed to check whether the real-world performance of tests might slip for new variants. —Alexander Tin, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2023

At first, for every validation study that showed promising results, another study took the wind out of Ahab’s metaphorical sails. —Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 15 Aug. 2023

However, you will be required to care a little bit and not rely on validation from the nameless, faceless masses. —Liza Lentini, Spin, 9 Aug. 2023

An executive order that calls for testing and validation frameworks will provide incentives for businesses that want to translate best practices into viable commercial testing regimes. —WIRED, 25 July 2023

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Word History

Etymology

valid(ate) + -ation, perhaps after French validation

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing validation

• self-validation

• self-validation