1. the action of checking or proving the validity or accuracy of something
Usage: plural of validation
2. recognition or affirmation that a person’s feelings or opinions are valid or worthwhile
Usage: psychology; plural of validation

Examples

• The software requires multiple validations before processing the data.
• All credit card validations must be completed within 30 seconds.
• The research team conducted several validations of their experimental results.
• She sought validations from her peers about her creative work.
• The system performs automatic validations of user input.
• His constant need for validations from others showed his insecurity.
• The database validations revealed several inconsistencies in the records.