Inspection

n. act of looking over carefully and critically; official examination, review

An inspection is, most generally, an organised examination or formal evaluation exercise. It involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regards to an object or activity. The results are usually compared to specified requirements and standards for determining whether the item or activity is in line with these targets. Inspections are usually non-destructive.
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Noun
1. a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"
(synonym) review
(hypernym) examination, scrutiny
(hyponym) check, checkout, check-out procedure
(derivation) visit, inspect

n. inspection, supervising, overseeing, examination, visitation

<testing> A formal evaluation technique in which software requirements, design, or code are examined in detail by a person or group other than the author to detect faults, violations of development standards, and other problems.
(1996-05-22)