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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=computing">computing</a>, <b>data validation</b> or <b>input validation</b> is the process of ensuring <a href="page.php?w=data">data</a> has undergone <a href="page.php?w=data_cleansing">data cleansing</a> to confirm it has <a href="page.php?w=data_quality">data quality</a>, that is, that it is both correct and useful. It uses routines, often called "validation rules", "validation constraints", or "check routines", that check for correctness, meaningfulness, and security of data that are input to the system. The rules</p><p>
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