Verification

The word verification can refer to:

• Verification and Validation: In quality management system "verification" is the act of reviewing, inspecting, testing, etc. to establish and document that a product, service, or system meets the regulatory, standard, or specification requirements. By contrast, validation refers to meeting the needs of the intended end-user or customer.
• Verification (spaceflight) In the space systems engineering area verification covers the processes of qualification and acceptance.
• Verification theory A philosophical theory relating the meaning of a statement to how it is verified
• Third-party verification Use of an independent organisation to verify the identity of a customer

In Computing

• In applications:
• File verification Checking the formal correctness or integrity of a file
• Human verification (CAPTCHA) A device to verify that a user of a web-site is human to prevent automated abuse
• Speech verification Checking of the correct speaking of given sentences
• In software development:

• Formal verification Formal mathematical proof of the correctness of algorithms
• Functional verification All forms of verification that an algorithm implements the specified functions
• Runtime verification A form of formal verification during execution
• Software verification An overview of techniques for verifying software

• Physical verification Verification of the design of a circuit

• Testing to confirm that the system, subsystem or component meets documented requirements or specifications levied on the design.

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