Approval
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Approval may refer to:
- Approval ratingApproval ratingIn the United States, presidential job approval ratings were introduced by George Gallup in the late 1930s to gauge public support for the President of the United States during his term. An approval rating is a percentage determined by a polling which indicates the percentage of respondents to an...
, a polling term which reflects the approval of a particular person or program - Approval votingApproval votingApproval voting is a single-winner voting system used for elections. Each voter may vote for as many of the candidates as the voter wishes. The winner is the candidate receiving the most votes. Each voter may vote for any combination of candidates and may give each candidate at most one vote.The...
, a voting system - Approval prooferApproval prooferThe Approval proofer, also known as the Approval Digital Imaging System or Kodak APPROVAL System, was designed for use in Prepress proofing, especially for the highest quality contract proofs....
, an output device used in Prepress proofing - Approved drugApproved drugIn the United States, the FDA approves drugs. Before a drug can be prescribed, it must undergo an extensive FDA approval process. This process involves first testing the drug on animals or in medical labs. If found to be safe by the FDA and approved for the next phase of study, the drug is then...
, formal government approval of a medication for sale