EAC - Voluntary Voting System Guidelines

Name : | Ian S. Piper
Organization : | Diebold Election Systems, Inc.
Post Date : | 9/29/2005
Glossary Comments
Glossary Term : | Validation
Definition : |
Comment : | The definition for the term "Validation" is stated as "Process of evaluating a system or component during or at the end of the development process to determine whether it satisfies specified requirements." This definition relates to the development of a product, yet the term "Validation" is used throughout the VVSG to describe a multitude of different validations, such as, setup validations, validation of system installation by election officials, module validation programs, etc. If the term "Validation" is to be used broadly, then there must be a more general definition otherwise, the definition should be removed from the Glossary so that the term can be used in a broad context as it is currently implemented in the VVSG. Proposed change: Remove, from the Glossary, the term and definition for "Validation".