Verification 186459 225457903 2008-07-13T20:15:04Z RobbieBelarusian 5879253 {{wiktionarypar|verification}} {{selfref|For Wikipedia's verification policy see [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]}} The word '''verification''' can refer to: * [[Verification and Validation]]: In [[engineering]] or a [[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== {{main|Verification and Validation (software)}} * In applications: ** [[File verification]] Checking the formal correctness or integrity of a file ** [[CAPTCHA|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: <!-- Looks as though a lot could be merged! --> ** [[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'' * In circuit development: ** [[Physical verification]] Verification of the design of a circuit * In systems engineering: ** Testing to confirm that the system, subsystem or component meets documented requirements or specifications levied on the design. In ICT uses, it is used to check whether data entered meets that which is required to continue, for example - the user needs to be 18 years old to watch a video posted on the interenet, when requested to enter his or hers date of birth, the date of birth will have to be equal or greater to that which means they are 18 before being allowed to continue, if a date of birth entered is lower than that of a 18 year old they will be disallowed from watching the video. ==Music== * [[Verification (band)]] an emo rock group based in [[Perth, Western Australia]], currently on hiatus. {{disambig}} [[Category:Space]] [[cs:Verifikace]] [[pl:weryfikacja]]