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A short glossary for terms that come up constantly

This page collects the terms that show up most often in compliance conversations, in plain language, so a new team member or a colleague from another department does not have to interrupt a meeting to ask what something means.

Core terms

Traceability matrix, a document or system view linking each requirement to the tests that prove it and the evidence those tests produced. Validation plan, the document that sets out scope, approach, and responsibilities before validation work begins. Deviation, any departure from an approved procedure or expected result, which needs its own documented handling regardless of whether it turned out to matter.

More terms

Change control, the formal process for reviewing and approving any change to a validated system before it goes live. Periodic review, a scheduled reassessment of a validated system to confirm it still meets its original intent. Release assurance summary, a short document confirming a specific release of a system is fit to go live, built from the evidence gathered during that release cycle.

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