validation

American  

[val-i-dey-shuhn] / ˌvæl ɪˈdeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the act of confirming something as true or correct: You will be prompted to enter your new password a second time for validation.

   The new method is very promising but requires validation through further testing.

   You will be prompted to enter your new password a second time for validation.

2. the act of officially or legally certifying or approving something.

   The proposal will be prioritized and put into action after it undergoes validation by the government.

3. the act of affirming a person, or their ideas, feelings, actions, etc., as acceptable and worthy.

   Recognition and validation of minority cultures by classroom teachers is crucial to student wellbeing and success.

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Other Word Forms

• nonvalidation noun
• revalidation noun

Etymology

Origin of validation

valid(ate) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )

Example Sentences

Trading volume for GDX, which many technicians see as a sign of validation, swelled to more than 100 million shares on Friday, more than four times the daily average.

From MarketWatch

For her, the award feels like “validation in a way to that little girl, to little Eve,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

Or he could vote in favor of decisions he disagrees with, lending his credibility to a chair who could then point to Powell’s vote as validation.

From The Wall Street Journal

His transformation into the rakish Soul Man earned him the rare cultural validation of a “Soul Train” appearance.

From Salon

But the partnership is a validation of the company’s full-stack AI strategy, proving to investors that Alphabet’s infrastructure can be used both in-house and at commercial scale.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• acceptance
• affirmation
• authorization
• corroboration
• endorsement
• proof
• recognition
• verification