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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Capcom has announced the dates for Monster Hunter Wilds' next beta test.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
SpaceX also sells Starlink connectivity to business jets and cruise ships and private yachts and has opened a beta test of its direct-to-cell roaming service for T-Mobile customers.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 Jan. 2025
Pelly writes of some artists, in search of viral fame, who surreptitiously use social media to effectively beta test melodies and motifs, basically putting together songs via crowdsourcing.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Roughly 14,000 students submitted the 2025-26 FAFSA during the limited beta test period, 95% of whom reported being satisfied with the form, according to the Education Department.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
SpaceX also sells Starlink connectivity to business jets and cruise ships and private yachts and has opened a beta test of its direct-to-cell roaming service for T-Mobile customers.
—Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 5 Jan. 2025
Pelly writes of some artists, in search of viral fame, who surreptitiously use social media to effectively beta test melodies and motifs, basically putting together songs via crowdsourcing.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Roughly 14,000 students submitted the 2025-26 FAFSA during the limited beta test period, 95% of whom reported being satisfied with the form, according to the Education Department.
—Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Beta test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beta%20test. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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