Software lifecycle

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Software lifecycle refers to the progressive stages that software goes through from its initial creation to its end of use.

[edit] Stages

• Development
• Pre-release - Before the official release of a finished product
  • Pre-alpha
  • Alpha - Almost feature complete and ready for initial feedback from users
  • Beta - Feature complete and ready for testing
  • Release candidate - Final testing versions before release
• Gold - Finished product
• End-of-life - End of support