Validation may refer to: * Data validation, in computer science, ensuring that data inserted into an application satisfies defined formats and other input criteria * Emotional validation, in interpersonal communication is the

recognition Recognition may refer to: *Award, something given in recognition of an achievement Machine learning *Pattern recognition, a branch of machine learning which encompasses the meanings below Biometric * Recognition of human individuals, or biomet ...

, the affirmation, the acceptance of the existence of expressed emotions, and the communication, the acknowledgement, of this recognition with the emoter(s) (the one(s) who express the emotions). * Forecast verification, validating and verifying prognostic output from a numerical model * Regression validation, in statistics, determining whether the outputs of a regression model are adequate * Social validation, compliance in a social activity to fit in and be part of the majority *

Statistical model validation In statistics, model validation is the task of evaluating whether a chosen statistical model is appropriate or not. Oftentimes in statistical inference, inferences from models that appear to fit their data may be flukes, resulting in a misunderstan ...

, determining whether the outputs of a statistical model are acceptable * Validation (drug manufacture), documenting that a process or system meets its predetermined specifications and quality attributes * Validation (gang membership), a formal process for designating a criminal as a member of a gang * Validation of foreign studies and degrees, processes for transferring educational credentials between countries * Validation therapy, a therapy developed by Naomi Feil for older people with cognitive impairments and dementia * Verification and validation (software), checking that software meets specifications and fulfills its intended purpose * Verification and validation, in engineering, confirming that a product or service meets the needs of its users * XML validation, the process of checking a document written in XML to confirm that it both is "well-formed" and follows a defined structure

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