Verification & Validation
Verification and Validation assures that a software system meets a user's needs.
Verification: "Are we building the product right". The software should conform to its specification.
Validation: "Are we building the right product". The software should do what the user really requires.
Two principal objectives are
- Discovery of defects in a system.
- Assessment of whether the system is usable in an operational situation.
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