Proof assistant

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Interactive theorem proving is the field of computer science and mathematical logic concerned with tools to develop formal proofs by man-machine collaboration. This involves some sort of proof assistant: an interactive proof editor, or other interface, with which a human can guide the search for proofs, the details of which are stored in, and some steps provided by, a computer.