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<p>'John' and Last_Name 'Doe' and Middle_Name 'Quality').</p>

<p>;Data type checks<br/>
:Checks input conformance with typed data. For example, an input box accepting numeric data may reject the letter 'O'.</p>

<p>;File existence check<br/>
:Checks that a file with a specified name exists. This check is essential for programs that use file handling.</p>

<p>;Format check<br/>
:Checks that the data is in a specified format (template), e.g., dates have to be in the format YYYY-MM-DD. Regular expressions may be used for this kind of validation.</p>

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