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validation

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Canada, UK, US: /ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ˌvæl.əˈdæɪ.ʃən/
  • Brisbane Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: V AE2 L AH0 D EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of validating something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something, such as a certificate, that validates something; attestation, authentication, confirmation, proof or verification.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The process of identifying a new prisoner's gang affiliation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: proof, substantiation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: determination, finding

Narrower terms: authentication, certification, documentation, support, monetization, monetisation, probate

6

noun

Meaning 6

the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: establishment

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: proof, cogent evidence

History

Etymology

From Middle French validation. By surface analysis, validate + -ion.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: التأكيد على الفاعلية — the act of validating something
  • Bulgarian: утвърждаване (utvǎrždavane) — the act of validating something
  • Bulgarian: ратифициране (ratificirane) — the act of validating something
  • Catalan: validació — the act of validating something
  • Czech: validace — the act of validating something
  • Dutch: validering — the act of validating something
  • Estonian: kinnitus — the act of validating something
  • Finnish: vahvistaminen — the act of validating something
  • Finnish: validointi — the act of validating something
  • French: validation — the act of validating something
  • Galician: validación — the act of validating something
  • Georgian: დამოწმება (damoc̣meba) — the act of validating something
  • Georgian: დაკანონება (daḳanoneba) — the act of validating something
  • Georgian: რატიფიკაცია (raṭipiḳacia) — the act of validating something
  • German: Bestätigung — the act of validating something
  • German: Gültigkeitserklärung — the act of validating something
  • Hungarian: érvényesítés — the act of validating something
  • Hungarian: validálás — the act of validating something
  • Hungarian: validáció — the act of validating something
  • Ingrian: vahvistama — the act of validating something
  • Italian: validazione — the act of validating something
  • Māori: whakatūturutanga — the act of validating something
  • Māori: whakapūmautanga — the act of validating something
  • Māori: whakamanatanga — the act of validating something
  • Polish: potwierdzenie — the act of validating something
  • Polish: uprawomocnienie — the act of validating something
  • Polish: uzasadnienie — the act of validating something
  • Polish: walidacja — the act of validating something
  • Portuguese: validação — the act of validating something
  • Romanian: validare — the act of validating something
  • Romanian: confirmare — the act of validating something
  • Romanian: certificare — the act of validating something
  • Russian: ратифика́ция (ratifikácija) — the act of validating something
  • Russian: утвержде́ние (utverždénije) — the act of validating something
  • Russian: легализа́ция (legalizácija) — the act of validating something
  • Russian: валида́ция (validácija) — the act of validating something
  • Spanish: validación — the act of validating something
  • Spanish: convalidación — the act of validating something
  • Arabic: تصديق — something, such as a certificate, that validates something
  • Estonian: tõend — something, such as a certificate, that validates something
  • Finnish: todiste — something, such as a certificate, that validates something
  • Finnish: todistus — something, such as a certificate, that validates something
  • Hungarian: megerősítés — something, such as a certificate, that validates something
  • Hungarian: igazolás — something, such as a certificate, that validates something
  • Hungarian: hitelesítés — something, such as a certificate, that validates something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肯定 (kěndìng) — process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective
  • Chinese Mandarin: 情緒價值 /情绪价值 (qíngxù jiàzhí) — process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective
  • Finnish: vahvistaminen — process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective
  • Finnish: oikeaksi vahvistaminen — process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective
  • Finnish: validointi — process whereby others confirm the validity of one's emotions or perspective
  • Finnish: jengiyhteyksien selvittäminen — process of identifying a new prisoner's gang affiliation