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authentication vs validation

validation vs authentication

authentication and validation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
authentication Yes No No No
validation Yes No No No
As nouns, validation is a hypernym of authentication; that is, validation is a word with a broader meaning than authentication:
  • authentication: validating the authenticity of something or someone
  • validation: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Other hypernyms of authentication include proof, substantiation.
authentication (noun) validation (noun)
validating the authenticity of something or someone the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof
Difference between authentication and validation

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