The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inspection
    n 1: 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: inspection, review]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

inspection

    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)