validation

noun

val·​i·​da·​tion ˌva-lə-ˈdā-shən How to pronounce validation (audio)
Synonyms of validation
: an act, process, or instance of validating
especially : the determination of the degree of validity of a measuring device

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Examples of validation in a Sentence

I'm afraid we cannot act on your claim without validation.
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Anthropic said last month that its own validation workloads grew 25 fold in six months as Claude took over most of its code output. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 The charges are subject to validation by the court, the border agency said. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Faster code creation increases the importance of review, testing and production validation. — Manny Khan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Securing a deployment permit from the California Public Utilities Commission, for example, is viewed by the industry as a definitive safety validation. — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for validation

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of validation was circa 1656

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“Validation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/validation. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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