alpha testing

alpha testing. Intellectual property. The first phase of operational experimenting with a software program before the program’s production release, usu. at the developer’s site. • Often, alpha testing involves only modular or component testing and not system testing. Alpha testing is usu. followed by beta testing, in which the entire system is tested at a customer’s site before the product is released to the general public. Cf. BETA TESTING.

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