Attested vs Validated - What's the difference?
attested | validated |
(attest)
Proven; shown to be true with evidence
Supported with testimony
Certified as good, correct, or pure
* 1599 , , First Folio edition, Act V, Scene 1:
(linguistics) Of words or languages, proven to have existed by records.
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* The word slæpwerig'' (sleep-weary) is attested in the Exeter Book in the form ''slæpwerigne .
(validate)
Declared or made valid.
Having experienced emotional validation.
As verbs the difference between attested and validated
is that attested is past tense of attest while validated is past tense of validate.As adjectives the difference between attested and validated
is that attested is proven; shown to be true with evidence while validated is declared or made valid.attested
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- A Contract of eternall bond of loue,
- Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands,
- Atte?ted by the holy clo?e of lippes,
- A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run accross it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested' and ' idiomatic .