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V&V: Verification and Validation

All CXC standard data processing (SDP) products are checked by CXC scientists before release to ensure data quality, and to investigate the cause of any exposure losses. This process is known as "verification and validation", or V&V for short.

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Last modified: 13 December 2012
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