Validation: Action of proving, in accordance with the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice, that any procedure, process, equipment, material, activity or system actually leads to the expected results.
Validation: Action of proving and documenting that any process, procedure or method actually and consistently leads to the expected results.
驗證:證明和記錄任何工藝、程序或方法能實際且始終如一地導致預期結果的活動。
ISO 9000中關于“驗證”的定義為:
Validation: confirmation, through the provision of objective evidence, that the requirements for a specific intended use or application have been fulfilled.
Qualification: Action of proving that any equipment works correctly and actually leads to the expected results.The word validation is sometimes widened to incorporate the concept of qualification.
確認:證明任何設備正確運行并實際產生預期結果的活動。有時候,驗證的概念會擴展包含確認的概念。
ISO 9000 defines “qualification process” as “process to demonstrate the ability to fulfil specified requirements.”
ISO 9000中定義“確認過程”是證實“滿足特定要求能力的過程”。
ASTM E2500-2013中對“確證”的定義為:
Verification: a systematic approach to verify that manufacturing systems, acting singly or in combination, are fit for intended use, have been properly installed, and are operating correctly.This is an umbrella term that encompasses all types of approaches to assuring systems are fit for use such as qualification, commissioning and qualification, verification,system validation, or other.