From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
inspection
n : a formal or official examination; "the platoon stood ready
for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we
could use the elevator" [syn: review]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Inspection \In*spec"tion\, n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.]
1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully;
a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny;
investigation. --Spenser.
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With narrow search, and with inspection deep,
Considered every creature. --Milton.
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2. The act of overseeing; official examination or
superintendence.
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Trial by inspection (O. Eng. Law), a mode of trial in which
the case was settled by the individual observation and
decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own
senses, without the intervention of a jury. --Abbott.
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 Sep 2003) [foldoc]:
inspection
<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)