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
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