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Data validation

In computing, data validation or input validation is the process of ensuring data has undergone data cleansing to confirm it has data quality, 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 a…

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Structured validationPrimitive data typesLDAPISBNsCheck digit
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Overview

ComputingDataData cleansingData qualityData dictionary
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Validation types

MarkupRegular expressionsDatabase
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Validation and security

Data corruptionSecurity vulnerability
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Validation and security

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Data validation

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples33
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Data validation

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related to Example · 10
Data validation → Check, Each, Format, ISBN, ISBN-10, ISBNs, ISO, Multiple, Size, To
see also · 7
Data validation → Collection, Combining, Data, Methods, Process, State, Technology
related to overview · 4
Data validation → Data, Other, The, Their
related to Different kinds · 2
Data validation → For, In
related to External links · 2
Data validation → OWASP Cheat Sheet Series, OWASPInput Validation
related to Validation and security · 2
Data validation → Data, Failures

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data validation may input rules example consistency check system kinds code security one characters digits process constraints correctness simple range

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misspellings to be accepted as validinstance ofand it is possible for data entry errors0.80text
LDAP.For exampleinstance ofThese additional validity constraints may involve cross-referencing supplied data with a known look-up table or directory information service0.80text
a user-provided country code might be required to identify a current geopolitical region.Structured checkStructured validation allows for the combination of other kinds of validationinstance ofThese additional validity constraints may involve cross-referencing supplied data with a known look-up table or directory information service0.80text
along with more complex processinginstance ofThese additional validity constraints may involve cross-referencing supplied data with a known look-up table or directory information service0.80text
a user-provided country code might be required to identify a current geopolitical regioninstance ofThese additional validity constraints may involve cross-referencing supplied data with a known look-up table or directory information service0.80text
a personal name might disallow characters used for markupinstance ofA text field0.80text
Data validationrelated to Different kindsIn0.60section
Data validationrelated to Different kindsFor0.60section
Data validationrelated to ExampleMultiple0.60section
Data validationrelated to ExampleISBNs0.60section
Data validationrelated to ExampleISO0.60section
Data validationrelated to ExampleSize0.60section

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