Prerelease

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  • noun. Something released before an official or scheduled date.
  • adjective. Of or relating to an interval preceding an official or scheduled release.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Early release; release before the right time; in an engine, the opening of the exhaust-port before the piston has reached the end of its stroke. This is done to allow the steam or gases time to escape before the piston starts on its return stroke.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Before release.
  • Word Usage
    "Note that the "build your own" link refers to a prerelease version of Dynamics CRM 2011."
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