in beta
NOUN
"BETA, THE SECOND LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET, A TERM TO INDICATE WHEN SOFTWARE IS FEATURE COMPLETE. SOFTWARE IN THE BETA PHASE WILL GENERALLY HAVE MANY MORE BUGS IN IT THAN COMPLETED SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS SPEED/PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND MAY STILL CAUSE CRASHES OR DATA LOSS. THE FOCUS OF BETA TESTING IS REDUCING IMPACTS TO USERS, OFTEN INCORPORATING USABILITY TESTING. SOME SOFTWARE IS KEPT IN PERPETUAL BETA—WHERE NEW FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY ARE CONTINUALLY ADDED TO THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT ESTABLISHING A FIRM 'FINAL’ RELEASE.”
DEFINITION FROM WIKIPEDIA
"BETA, THE SECOND LETTER OF THE GREEK ALPHABET, A TERM TO INDICATE WHEN SOFTWARE IS FEATURE COMPLETE. SOFTWARE IN THE BETA PHASE WILL GENERALLY HAVE MANY MORE BUGS IN IT THAN COMPLETED SOFTWARE, AS WELL AS SPEED/PERFORMANCE ISSUES AND MAY STILL CAUSE CRASHES OR DATA LOSS. THE FOCUS OF BETA TESTING IS REDUCING IMPACTS TO USERS, OFTEN INCORPORATING USABILITY TESTING. SOME SOFTWARE IS KEPT IN PERPETUAL BETA—WHERE NEW FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY ARE CONTINUALLY ADDED TO THE SOFTWARE WITHOUT ESTABLISHING A FIRM 'FINAL’ RELEASE.”
DEFINITION FROM WIKIPEDIA