===== Validation =====
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**Validation** is the [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:c:confirmation|confirmation]] by examination and provision of objective [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:e:evidence|evidence]] that the particular requirements for a specific intended use are fulfilled.
((ISO/IEC 12207, Software life cycle processes, 
ISO, 
November 2017, 
Accessed 9 August 2020,
[[https://www.iso.org/standard/63712.html]]
))  In other words, validation ensures that “you built the right thing.” 

Source: [[https://snebulos.mit.edu/projects/reference/NASA-Generic/NASA-STD-8739-8.pdf]]