• Validity
  Validity
  In logic, argument is valid if and only if its conclusion is entailed by its premises, a formula is valid if and only if it is true under every interpretation, and an argument form is valid if and only if every argument of that logical form is valid....
  
  , in logic, determining whether a statement is true or false
• Validity (statistics)
  Validity (statistics)
  In science and statistics, validity has no single agreed definition but generally refers to the extent to which a concept, conclusion or measurement is well-founded and corresponds accurately to the real world. The word "valid" is derived from the Latin validus, meaning strong...
  
  , the application of the principles of statistics to arrive at valid conclusions
• Validation and verification, in engineering, confirming that a product or service meets the needs of its users
• Verification and Validation (software), checking that a software system meets specifications and fulfills its intended purpose
• Validation of foreign studies and degrees
  Validation of foreign studies and degrees
  Validation can be total or partial validation of foreign university and non-university studies and degrees.- Mutual recognition of professional qualifications:...
  
  , processes for transferring educational credentials between countries
• Validation (drug manufacture)
  Validation (drug manufacture)
  Validation in the pharmaceutical, medical device, food, blood establishments, tissue establishments, and clinical trials industries is defined as the documented act of demonstrating that a procedure, process, and activity will consistently lead to the expected results. It often includes the...
  
  , documenting that a process or system meets its pre-determined specifications and quality attributes
• Data validation
  Data validation
  In computer science, data validation is the process of ensuring that a program operates on clean, correct and useful data. It uses routines, often called "validation rules" or "check routines", that check for correctness, meaningfulness, and security of data that are input to the system...
  
  , in computer science, ensuring that data inserted into an application satisfies defined formats and other input criteria
• Regression model validation, in statistics, determining whether a model fits the data well
• XML validation
  XML Validation
  XML validation is the process of checking a document written in XML to confirm that it is both "well-formed" and also "valid" in that it follows a defined structure. A "well-formed" document follows the basic syntactic rules of XML, which are the same for all XML documents...
  
  , the process of checking a document written in XML to confirm that it both is "well-formed" and follows a defined structure
• Social validation (psychology)
  Compliance (psychology)
  Compliance refers to a response — specifically, a submission — made in reaction to a request. The request may be explicit or implicit . The target may or may not recognize that he or she is being urged to act in a particular way.Social psychology is centered on the idea of social influence...
  
  , compliance in a social activity to fit in and be part of the majority

See also

• Cross validation (disambiguation)
• Revalidation
  Revalidation
  Revalidation is a mechanism for UK doctors to prove their skills are up-to-date and they remain fit to practise medicine. It is intended to reassure patients, employers and other professionals, and to contribute to improving patient care and safety....
  
  
• Verification (disambiguation)
• Validate (McAfee), software application