prerelease
Adjective
Before release.
Usage- not-comparable
- Examples
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They were aided by beta testers, ordinary people outside the company who were willing to try prerelease software and report bugs […]
In both years, only 10 to 12 percent had participated in formal prerelease programs designed to prepare prisoners for the transition from life in prison […]
Noun
A preliminary version of a work, released in advance.
An inadvertent (premature) release of a skiboot from the bindings of a ski, caused by excessive vibration, such as going over an extremely bumpy piste.
Verb
To release in advance
Word forms
prereleasesprereleasesprereleasingprereleasedprereleased