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Beta

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈbeɪtə/nounCore term

In software engineering, beta means: The stage after alpha when the game's content is complete and the team focuses on fixing bugs and polishing; also a public or closed test of that version.

In Turkish: beta, beta sürümü

How it is used

Usually no new features are added after beta. Open betas let anyone play, test the servers and build interest before launch. American English says BAY-ta; British English often says BEE-ta.

Example sentences

  1. We're in beta now, so no more new features, only bug fixes.

  2. The open beta crashed our login servers on the first night.

Common collocations

  • open beta
  • closed beta
  • beta test
  • beta build
  • beta key
  • alphaThe stage of development when all main features are in the game and it can be played from start to finish, but it still has many bugs, placeholders and no polish.
  • QAShort for quality assurance: the work of checking that software meets its requirements and works well. It also names the people or team who do this work.

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