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
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Now that beta test vehicles have been created, the company will use those to validate ride quality, handling, braking, thermodynamics, aerodynamics and sound insulation calibrations and engineering.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Provide assurance for future releases by getting early feedback as part of a beta test.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Early impressions of that game’s beta test have been extremely positive, and with a contemporary setting closer to Call of Duty’s Modern Warfare series.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
The 2026-27 FAFSA is already available to a limited group of students in a beta test.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Provide assurance for future releases by getting early feedback as part of a beta test.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Early impressions of that game’s beta test have been extremely positive, and with a contemporary setting closer to Call of Duty’s Modern Warfare series.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
The 2026-27 FAFSA is already available to a limited group of students in a beta test.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Beta test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beta%20test. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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