Verification
Verification is the process of evaluating work products to determine whether they satisfy specified requirements and design specifications.
“The process of confirming that a work product fulfills its specification.”
(Definition reproduced from the ISTQB Glossary. Copyright belongs to ISTQB.)
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Verification answers the question, "Are we building the product right?" by ensuring each development artifact is correct.
Specification focused: Checks compliance with requirements.
Early lifecycle activity: Performed throughout development.
Quality assurance: Prevents defects before release.
Real World Example
A regulated product team is preparing a release where Verification appears in reviews, test design conversations, or defect triage rather than as an isolated glossary word.
The risk is that the team treats Verification as interchangeable with nearby ISTQB terms. That makes test scope blurry and can lead to weak evidence for the release decision.
The tester anchors the discussion in the official definition, asks where the concept appears in the product, and designs examples that show the difference between Verification and similar ideas.
The page becomes useful in practice because Verification is connected to a specific testing decision, not memorized as a detached definition.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Which statement BEST describes Verification in the context of ISTQB terminology?
Question 2
A tester needs to explain Verification to a non‑technical stakeholder. Which approach is MOST appropriate?
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