beta test UK US noun [C]
► IT a process during which some customers are asked to use a piece of software, etc. that is at the second stage of development in order to see if there are any problems that have not been corrected: »
During the beta test some testers reported serious problems with the software.
beta-test verb [T]
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We shall be beta-testing the system later in the year.
beta testing noun [U]
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The software will be undergoing extensive beta testing through the end of the year and is expected to be commercially available soon after.
Financial and business terms. 2012.