beta test

noun

: a field test of the beta version of a product (such as software) especially by testers outside the company developing it that is conducted prior to commercial release
beta test transitive verb
beta tester noun

Examples of beta test in a Sentence

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One feature, called AI Mode, has already been tested in Google Search Labs—a platform that effectively allows Google to beta test new features with interested users. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 20 May 2025 Contests, giveaways and beta tests boost participation and loyalty. Mina Elias, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 Pixel 10 Software And Support Android 16 is going through the final steps of its public beta test. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 Insight from the Brazil beta test helped developers at the company make this decision. Reece Rogers, WIRED, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beta test

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First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beta test was in 1983

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“Beta test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beta%20test. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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