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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The final stage in the testing of a new software or hardware product before its commercial release, conducted by testers other than its developers.

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  • noun (computer science) a second test of an experimental product (such as computer software) carried out by an outside organization

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