alpha versions
Pre-beta test builds
Alpha versions are early, incomplete releases of software shared for internal testing before wider distribution.
They typically contain bugs and missing features, representing the first stage of development testing.
The term extends beyond software to any preliminary version of a product or project: We're still working with alpha versions of the design.
Compare beta versions, which follow alpha in the testing cycle.
- pre-releaseBefore official distribution
- buildCreate a structure
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
- bleeding edgeUntested newest technology
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
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