English Dictionary
valediction
n 1: a farewell oration delivered by the most outstanding member
of a graduating class [syn: {valedictory address}, {valedictory}]
2: the act of saying farewell
English Computing Dictionary
validation
The stage in the {software life-cycle} at the end of the
development process where software is evaluated to ensure that
it complies with the requirements.
(1995-02-14)