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Meaning:
Adjective:
- computing Preliminary; prerelease. Refers to an incomplete version of a product released for initial testing.
- Designates the second in an order of precedence.
- Identifying a molecular position in an organic chemical compound.
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Noun:
- A beta fish, of the genus Betta.
- climbing Information about a route which may aid someone in climbing it.
- computing A computer program in such phase; a preliminary version.
- computing The phase of development after alpha testing and before launch, in which software, while not complete, has been released to potential users for testing.
- finance Average sensitivity of a security's price to overall securities market prices.
- physics A beta particle or beta ray.
- The name of the second letter of the voiced labiodental fricative sound of '''v''' found in the English words ''have'' and ''vase''.
- Used in marking scheme: ?, ?, ? or ?+, ?, ?-, ? etc.
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Proper noun:
- A scientific Brave New World'' by Aldous Huxley.
- Betamax.
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Verb:
- computing To preliminarily release computer software for initial testing prior to final release.
- chiefly|Internet To proofread a text, especially fan fiction.
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