Take the 2-minute tour ×  What is the difference between
validation and verification? When looking them up on Wiktionary
they seem to mean mostly the same thing, but is there a
difference?  For example, would I be correct in saying that    •
Checking that the format of an email address is valid, would be
validation?   • The process of sending an email to an email
address to have a user click on a link to make sure the email is
in use and correct, would be verification?  Or could I have used
both words in both cases?  share|improve this question If you're
interested in the difference between validation and verification
as technical terms in the software industry, see wikipedia. This
difference has nothing to do with the meaning of the words in
the English language (for which see the answers to this
question). –  Peter Shor Jan 6 '12 at 15:48 @Peter Shor I
believe it's a perfectly relevant question. The meaning in
programming plays directly to the meaning in English, as well as
the etymology. Understanding thos