: 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 testtransitive verb
beta testernoun
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebThe move follows a limited beta test that made the Android-to-iOS chat history move possible and comes about a year after WhatsApp released the iPhone-to-Android chat migration tool. Chris Smith, BGR, 21 July 2022 The 27-year-old Stanford business school graduate co-founded the company with college classmate Abhinav Anurag and launched the app as a beta test in early April 2021.Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022 South Lake County has engaged Pano to beta test four camera installations in the peaks around Middletown, including on Mt. St. Helena. Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Dec. 2021 Meta released Horizon Worlds to everyone 18 years and older in the United States and Canada on Dec. 9 after an invite-only beta test a year ago. Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2022 Want to join the iOS 15.1 beta test and see for yourself what the issue is? Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 Meta said Horizon Worlds users have already built thousands of worlds within the app since a private beta test began last year. Rachel Metz, CNN, 9 Dec. 2021 Trump’s permanent ban went into effect just moments into the beta test of the new social-media platform, Truth Social. Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021 Zoom launched a beta test of a new integration with Cerner’s EHR. Mario Aguilar, STAT, 5 Dec. 2021 See More