3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Valid  \Val"id\,  a.  [F.  valide,  F.  validus  strong,  from  valere  to 
  be  strong.  See  {Valiant}.] 
  1.  Strong;  powerful;  efficient.  [Obs.]  ``Perhaps  more  valid 
  arms  .  .  .  may  serve  to  better  us.''  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Having  sufficient  strength  or  force;  founded  in  truth; 
  capable  of  being  justified,  defended,  or  supported;  not 
  weak  or  defective;  sound;  good;  efficacious;  as  a  valid 
  argument;  a  valid  objection. 
 
  An  answer  that  is  open  to  no  valid  exception.  --I. 
  Taylor. 
 
  3.  (Law)  Having  legal  strength  or  force;  executed  with  the 
  proper  formalities;  incapable  of  being  rightfully 
  overthrown  or  set  aside;  as  a  valid  deed;  a  valid 
  covenant;  a  valid  instrument  of  any  kind  a  valid  claim  or 
  title;  a  valid  marriage. 
 
  Syn:  Prevalent;  available;  efficacious;  just  good;  weighty; 
  sufficient;  sound;  well-grounded. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  valid 
  adj  1:  well  grounded  in  logic  or  truth  or  having  legal  force;  "a 
  valid  inference";  "a  valid  argument";  "a  valid 
  contract";  "a  valid  license"  [ant:  {invalid}] 
  2:  still  legally  acceptable;  "the  license  is  still  valid" 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Valid 
 
  A  {dataflow}  language. 
 
  ["A  List-Processing-Oriented  Data  Flow  Machine  Architecture", 
  Makoto  Amamiya  et  al  AFIPS  NCC,  June  1982,  pp  143-151]. 
 
  (1995-02-14) 
 
 

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