prerelease

See also: pre-release

English

Etymology

pre- +‎ release

Adjective

prerelease (not comparable)

1. Before release.
   • 2004, William Poundstone, How Would You Move Mount Fuji?:

     They were aided by beta testers, ordinary people outside the company who were willing to try prerelease software and report bugs […]

   • 2006, Mary Pattillo, David Weiman, Bruce Western, Imprisoning America: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration:

     In both years, only 10 to 12 percent had participated in formal prerelease programs designed to prepare prisoners for the transition from life in prison […]

Noun

prerelease (plural prereleases)

1. A preliminary version of a work, released in advance.
2. (skiing) An inadvertent (premature) release of a skiboot from the bindings of a ski, caused by excessive vibration, such as going over an extremely bumpy piste.

Verb

prerelease (third-person singular simple present prereleases, present participle prereleasing, simple past and past participle prereleased)

1. To release in advance