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software release life cycle

sum of the phases of development and maturity for computer software, which range from its initial development to its eventual release, and include updated bug-fix versions of the released version
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software release life cycle

Summary

software release life cycle ranks in the top 0.27% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,431 views/month, #213 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • software release life cycle is a type of course of life[2].
  • software release life cycle is part of product lifecycle management[3].
  • software release life cycle is part of software development[4].
  • software release life cycle comprises software pre-alpha testing[5].
  • software release life cycle comprises software alpha testing[6].
  • software release life cycle comprises gamma testing[7].
  • software release life cycle comprises release to manufacturing[8].
  • software release life cycle comprises release to web[9].
  • software release life cycle comprises general availability[10].
  • software release life cycle comprises beta test[11].
  • software release life cycle's product or material produced is recorded as software[12].

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Definition and Type

software release life cycle is a type of course of life[2].

Use and Application

Components include software pre-alpha testing[5], software alpha testing[6], gamma testing[7], release to manufacturing[8], release to web[9], and general availability[10]. Part of include product lifecycle management[3] and software development[4], a system lifecycle phase[13].

Why It Matters

software release life cycle ranks in the top 0.27% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,431 views/month, #213 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Part of → product lifecycle management, software development
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → course of life
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