validating

adj : serving to support or corroborate; "collateral evidence"

[syn: {collateral}, {confirmative}, {confirming}, {confirmatory},

{corroborative}, {corroboratory}, {substantiating}, {substantiative},

{validatory}, {verificatory}, {verifying}]

n : the act of finding or testing the truth of something [syn: {validation},

{proof}, {proving}]

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)