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Verification

The word verification can refer to:

• Verification and Validation: In 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