final release

Finished product launch

Final release marks software that has completed development and testing, ready for public distribution.

It's the version considered stable enough for general use, as opposed to alpha, beta, or release candidates that came before: The final release ships next Tuesday.

In legal contexts, a final release is a document that definitively settles claims between parties.

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