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Subject:Re: A little respect for "unvalidated" From:Pro TechWriter <pro -dot- techwriter -at- gmail -dot- com> To:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> Date:Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:46:55 -0500
Gene Kim-Eng said:
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:
> I think you'll probably find it is a common term in most fields where
> equipment or data is required by regulation to be "validated" or qualified
> by formal testing. So far I have encountered it in aircraft/aerospace,
> biotechnology, pharma/medical and telecom.
>
All of which are regulated by the government in some way or another, and
require specific documentation that is kept, updated, and managed according
to government rules. :-) . That
PT
(Who has worked in every one of those industries, and yes, in medical
devices and pharma too!)
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