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Validate vs Detect - What's the difference?

validate | detect |

As verbs the difference between validate and detect

is that validate is to render valid while detect is to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.

As an adjective detect is

(obsolete) detected.

validate

English

Verb

(validat)
  • To render valid.
  • To check or prove the validity of; verify.

    • Antonyms

    * disprove * invalidate

    Related terms

    * valid * validation * validator

    detect

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing

    • Derived terms

    * detection * detective * detector

    See also

    * discover * find * stumble upon

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete) Detected.
    • (Fabyan)

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