validé

Validé is the past participle of the French verb valider and is used as an adjective or a predicate form to indicate that something has undergone validation, approval, or formal confirmation. It describes a state achieved after a process of checking, verification, or authorization.

Etymology and form: Valider comes from Latin valider, from validus meaning strong, and the participle validé agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies (for example, un document validé, des documents validés). The related noun validation refers to the process itself.

Usage and contexts: In administrative, legal, or bureaucratic settings, validé signals that a document or action has been reviewed and approved by an authorized authority. In software development and data handling, validé denotes that an input, package, or record has passed validation checks. In education or research, a proposition, proposal, or result may be described as validé when accepted by a committee or peer review. In publishing, a manuscript can be described as validé once it has been accepted for production or release.

Differences from related terms: Valide is an adjective meaning legally or practically valid, or sound, and does not imply a completed approval process. Validé emphasizes the completion of a validation step. Validation refers to the process itself, while validé indicates the outcome. See also valider, validation, valide, validité.