Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

release candidate

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables: re-lease -can-di-date
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A version of a program that is nearly ready for release but may still have a few bugs; the status between beta version and release version.

Inflected Forms

release candidates (plural) RC (alternative)

Questions

What does release candidate mean?: A version of a program that is nearly ready for release but may still have a few bugs; the status between beta version and release version.

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