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There are different types of specifications, which generally are mostly types of documents, forms or orders or relates to information in databases.

The word specification is defined as "to state explicitly or in detail" or "to be specific".

A specification may refer to a type of technical standard (the main topic of this page).

For the usage of the phrase "by inspection" in mathematics, see Proof techniques.

An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise.

In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity.

The results are usually compared to specified requirements and standards for determining whether the item or activity is in line with these targets, often with a Standard Inspection Procedure in place to ensure consistent checking.

Inspections are usually non-destructive.

Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization.

This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit.

Accreditation is a specific organization's process of certification.

According to the National Council on Measurement in Education, a certification test is a credentialing test used to determine whether individuals are knowledgeable enough in a given occupational area to be labeled "competent to practice" in that area.

Verification and validation are independent procedures that are used together for checking that a product, service, or system meets requirements and specifications and that it fulfills its intended purpose.

These are critical components of a quality management system such as ISO 9000.

The words "verification" and "validation" are sometimes preceded with "independent", indicating that the verification and validation is to be performed by a disinterested third party.

"Independent verification and validation" can be abbreviated as "IV&V".

In business, engineering and manufacturing, quality has a pragmatic interpretation as the non-inferiority or superiority of something; it's also defined as fitness for purpose.

Quality is a perceptual, conditional, and somewhat subjective attribute and may be understood differently by different people.

Consumers may focus on the specification quality of a product/service, or how it compares to competitors in the marketplace.

Producers might measure the conformance quality, or degree to which the product/service was produced correctly.