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alpha test

1 American  

noun

Computers.

  1. an early test of new or updated software or hardware conducted by the developers or manufacturers prior to beta-testing by potential users.

alpha-test 2 American  

verb (used with object)

Computers.

  1. to subject (software or hardware) to an alpha test.

alpha-test British  

noun

  1. an in-house test of a new or modified piece of computer software

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to test (software) in this way Compare beta-test

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of alpha-test

First recorded in 1985–90

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Programmer Nev Bourne executes the alpha test of SavePoint 2.0, a prefrontal cortex implant that uses loop quantum gravity to let users leap five seconds back in time.

From Scientific American • Jun. 20, 2023

For instance, the Greek pantheon resembles the superuser avatars that the development team used in our alpha test.

From Nature • May 17, 2016

The one she retrieved during her first alpha test.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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