relegate

v 1: refer to another [syn: {pass on}, {submit}]

2: assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted

because she always speaks up" [syn: {demote}, {bump}, {break},

{kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}]

3: expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his

own country" [syn: {banish}, {bar}]

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)