prerelease
nounEtymology From pre- + release.
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A preliminary version of a work, released in advance.
prerelease
adjEtymology From pre- + release.
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Before release.
- They were aided by beta testers, ordinary people outside the company who were willing to try prerelease software and report bugs […]2004, William Poundstone, How Would You Move Mount Fuji?:
- In both years, only 10 to 12 percent had participated in formal prerelease programs designed to prepare prisoners for the transition from life in prison […]2006, Mary Pattillo, David Weiman, Bruce Western, Imprisoning America: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration: