Dictionary Definition
verify
Verb
1 confirm the truth of; "Please verify that the
doors are closed"; "verify a claim"
2 verify or regulate by conducting a parallel
experiment or comparing with another standard, of scientific
experiments; "Are you controlling for the temperature?" [syn:
control]
3 attach or append a legal verification to (a
pleading or petition)
4 to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as
true; "Before God I swear I am innocent" [syn: affirm, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear] [also: verified]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Verb
Translations
To substantiate or prove the truth of something
- Hebrew:
To confirm or test the truth or accuracy of
something
- Czech: ověřit
- Hebrew:
law: To affirm something formally, under oath
Derived terms
Extensive Definition
The word verification can refer to:
- Verification and Validation: In engineering or a 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
In Computing
- In applications:
- File verification Checking the formal correctness or integrity of a file
- Human verification (CAPTCHA) A device to verify that a user of a web-site is human to prevent automated abuse
- Speech verification Checking of the correct speaking of given sentences
- In software development:
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- Formal verification Formal mathematical proof of the correctness of algorithms
- Functional verification All forms of verification that an algorithm implements the specified functions
- Runtime verification A form of formal verification during execution
- Software verification An overview of techniques for verifying software
- In circuit development:
- Physical verification Verification of the design of a circuit
- In systems engineering:
- Testing to confirm that the system, subsystem or component meets documented requirements or specifications levied on the design.
verify in Czech: Verifikace
verify in Polish: weryfikacja
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
affirm,
assay, attest, audit, authenticate, back, back up, balance, balance the books, bear
out, bolster, bring to
test, buttress,
certify, check, check and doublecheck,
check out, check over, circumstantiate,
clench, clinch, collate, confirm, corroborate, cross-check,
cut and try, demonstrate, document, double-check,
essay, establish, experiment, fortify, give a try, give a
tryout, guarantee,
have a go, inventory,
justify, overhaul, painstakingly match,
play around with, practice upon, probate, prove, put to trial, ratify, recheck, reinforce, research, road-test, run a
sample, sample,
scrutinize comparatively, settle, shake down, show, strengthen, substantiate, support, sustain, take stock, taste, test, triple-check, try, try it on, try out, undergird, uphold, validate, vouch for, warrant