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verification

verification

3 3.8
A mark on an online account that shows the platform checked the user's identity
  • noun
  • /ˌvɛrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Texting
translation icon : insignia de verificación
  • Before your comment appears, you must click on a verification link which will be emailed to you.
  • verification suite

So when Elon Musk made Twitter like, verification, you could buy it.

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Examples

  • I actually think you know how you have the blue verification little check mark.

  • Then, the next email was a verification email in Russian, with a link in it.

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  • And then go ahead and enter the password here and then enter the verification code here.

  • I will take pictures of the piece and post it on my Facebook page for verification.

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  • If you have previously subscribed, no verification email will be sent.

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  • All comment postings require your name and email address for user verification only.

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  • To enable Dropbox's two-step verification, check out this document in their help center.

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  • On Twitter there's a guy named Kayvon and he handles all the verification which is the blue check mark.

  • If you registered for an account but didn't receive a verification e-mail, check your spam folder or click.

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  • You will receive a verification email after completing the registration process.

Synonyms

certification
vsverification
51 4.1

An official process of checking and approving that someone or something meets rules

is the platform's resulting badge or status, not the procedural act
check mark
vsverification
  • Texting
3.4

A small blue symbol next to a profile that shows the account is real

is a broader platform status or badge showing the account's confirmed identity

Compounds

identity verification
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A process of checking documents or fingerprints to confirm someone really is who they say they are

How Accurate

to audit
  • Specialized
17 4.2
verification
  • Texting
3 3.8
recounting
  • Specialized
3 4.2
count
780 1.0
estimate
370 2.6
guess
768 1.0

Surface Forms

verification singular
verifications plural

Morphology

verification = verify (transparent) = verify + ation

The 'verified' account/badge sense is the result/state of having been verified, a predictable nominalization of 'verify'.

Etymology

Verification comes from the Latin parts verus 'true' and facere 'to make', meaning to show that something is real. On social sites, a verification badge shows the platform has checked and confirmed that an account is the real person or brand.