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. 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 See All Example Sentences for beta test

Word History

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 9 Sep. 2025.

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