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Validation of digital archival files is the process of establishing whether they are what we think they are. Through file validation, we check whether the format of a file is proper and correct—whether it is valid. In this way, we determine whether a file conforms to the specific file format specification or standards a specific file format such as .jpg, .doc., or TIFF must follow.