verification and validation2009/04/03 18:32

【検証と妥当性確認】

Sorry, this is an exercise in English composition.

Let's compare notes concering the difference between varification and validation.
See the text, Software Life Cycle Processes-Japan Common Frame 2007, on page 38.

verify [verb] from Longman web dictionary
1) to discover whether something is correct or true.
A computer program verifies that the system is working.
American forces will remain to verify compliance with the treaty.
2) to state that something is true
His statement was verified by several witnesses.
-> verification 検証

validate [verb] from Longman web dictionary
1) to provement something is true or correct, or to make a document or agreement officially and legally acceptable.
The Supreme Court had vaidated the lower court's interpretation of law.
Many scientists plan to wait until the results of the study are validated by future research.
-> validation 妥当性確認