Inhoudsvalid

Inhoudsvalid is a Dutch term used to describe the property of content meeting predefined rules and constraints. It is not a universally standardized term, but it is encountered in Dutch IT and data-management contexts to indicate that content has been checked and deemed acceptable for its intended use.

The concept covers several dimensions of content quality. Syntactic validity refers to the structural correctness of the content, such as proper formatting or adherence to a data schema. Semantic validity concerns whether the content makes sense within a given domain, for example that dates are plausible and identifiers are consistent. Completeness and coherence are also part of inhoudsvalid, ensuring that required fields are present and that the content aligns with business rules and metadata requirements.

Validation is typically performed through automated checks. Methods include schema validation (for example XML Schema or JSON Schema), rule engines that enforce business constraints, and content-type validators that verify accepted formats. In practice, inhoudsvalid is often a gate in publishing workflows or data pipelines, where content marked as valid can advance to production, while invalid content may trigger correction cycles.

Applications and usage vary by context, including content management systems, data exchange between systems, API input validation, and documentation or article workflows. The term is commonly used in Dutch-language documentation to describe a readiness state of content, or the process by which content is brought into a valid state before publication or integration.

Related concepts include inhoudsvalidatie (the process of validating content) and broader data quality and data validation practices.