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

Recent Examples on the Web

NBCUniversal‘s Peacock launched a limited new membership program in a beta test with a variety of perks — aimed at keeping them from flying the coop as streaming subscribers, as well as driving incremental revenue from marketing pacts. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026

Apple’s iOS is effectively a day-one drop for the new iPhone 18 Pro and older iPhone models, following a significant beta test that any current iPhone can join. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Revolve has been beta testing the technology with 50 percent of Revolve shoppers for months and officially debuts Build a Look next week. — David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025

What To Know The Department of Education stated that the 2026-27 launch follows a beta test period that commenced in August, demonstrating that the form was ready for all students and families. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for beta test

• acquiesced
• coalesced
• dispossessed
• manifest
• overdressed
• overstressed
• prepossessed
• reassessed
• reinvest
• repossessed
• unaddressed
• uncompressed