alpha testing
noun[U]
ukus(alsoalpha)IT
asituationin which a newproduct,especiallynewsoftware, istestedfor the firsttimetocheckthat it isworkingcorrectly:
He gave ademonstrationof the company's social-networkingphotosite, which is in alphatesting.
alpha test
noun[CorU]
Theproductiscurrentlyundergoingitsalphatest.
alpha test
verb[T]
Thedesktopapplicationiscompleteand is being alphatestedrightnow.
Compare
beta test