Definition
A trial run of a product or system with a limited group of users before its full release to identify bugs and gather feedback.
Etymology
From the Greek letter beta (β), the second letter of the alphabet, indicating the second phase of testing after alpha testing. The term emerged in the 1960s-70s in software development, where alpha testing was done internally and beta testing involved external users.
Kelly Says
The term 'beta' has become so ubiquitous that many services now remain in 'perpetual beta' as a way to manage user expectations and excuse ongoing glitches. Gmail famously stayed in beta for five years, turning what was once a brief testing phase into a marketing strategy.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
BETA ፈተና
beta fetena
ARالعربية
اختبار بيتا
ikhtibar bayta
BNবাংলা
বেটা টেস্ট
beta test
CACatalà
beta test
beta test
CSČeština
beta verze
beta verze
DADansk
beta-test
beta-test
DEDeutsch
Beta-Test
bay-ta test
ELΕλληνικά
πειραμα βήτα
peirama beta
ESEspañol
prueba beta
proo-bah bay-tah
FAفارسی
آزمایش بتا
azmayesh beta
FISuomi
beta-testi
beta-testi
FRFrançais
test bêta
test beta
GUGU
બેટા સોફ્ટવેર
beta sofware
HEעברית
בדיקת בטא
bedikat beta
HIहिन्दी
बीटा परीक्षण
bee-ta parikshan
HUMagyar
béta teszt
beta teszt
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengujian beta
peng-ujian beta
ITItaliano
test beta
test beta
KMKM
ការបោះឆ្នោតបេតា
ka-ar boa ch-noat beta
MRMR
बेता परीक्षण
beta parikshan
MSBahasa Melayu
ujian beta
ujian beta
MYမြန်မာ
ဘ tää သုံးစွ drauf
ba tha su-n-su-daw
NLNederlands
beta test
beta test
NONorsk
beta-test
beta-test
PLPolski
test beta
test beta
PTPortuguês
teste beta
tes-tay bay-tah
RORomână
test beta
test beta
RUРусский
бета-тестирование
beta-testirovanie
SVSvenska
beta-test
beta-test
SWKiswahili
mtihani beta
mtihani beta
TAதமிழ்
பீட்டா பரிசோதனை
pee-taa pa-ri-so-thana-i
TEతెలుగు
బీటా పరీక్ష
bee-ta pa-reeksha
THไทย
การทดสอบเบต้า
gaan tot-sob beta
TRTürkçe
beta test
beta test
UKУкраїнська
бета-тестування
beta-testuvannya
URاردو
بیٹا ٹیسٹ
beta test
VITiếng Việt
bản thử beta
ban thu beta