beta version

See also: Beta-Version

English

Noun

beta version (plural beta versions)

1. (computing) An early version of a program or application that contains most of the major features, but is not yet complete. Sometimes these versions are released only to a select group of people, or to the general public, for testing and feedback. This is the second major stage of development following the alpha version, and comes before the release candidate.

Related terms

• betaware
• closed beta

Translations

software in an early status

Czech: betaverze (cs) f Finnish: beetaversio (fi), betaversio French: version bêta f German: Beta-Version (de) f Indonesian: versi beta Japanese: ベータ版 (ja) (bētaban) Polish: wersja beta f Serbo-Croatian: beta verzija f Turkish: beta sürümü, ikincil sürüm

Further reading

• “beta version”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “beta version” (US) / “beta version” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.