released

adj : set free as from prison or duty [syn: {discharged}]

release

(Or "released version", "baseline") A version of

a piece of software which has been made public (as opposed to

a version that is in development, or otherwise unreleased).

A release is either a {major release}, a {revision}, or a

{bugfix}.

Pre-release versions may be called {alpha test}, or {beta

test} versions.

See {change management}.

(1996-08-04)