Meaning of point release | Babel Free
Definitions
A software release that is only slightly different from a previous version and thus having the same major version number, only differing in minor version number (after the decimal point).
Examples
“Between 2.0 and 3.0, there were four point⟳ releases, called 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4.”
“The company will fix⟳ the crashing issue⟳ in an upcoming point⟳ release⟳.”
“No one is 100 percent sure how long Leopard took, since Apple whispered its name⟳ only just last⟳ year, but if it is "just a point⟳ release⟳," then it should have⟳ been much easier to Q/A.”
“Recent data from their own⟳ Developer Support⟳ Site shows 87% of iOS devices are now running a version of iOS 7, and 58% of devices are running the latest point⟳ release⟳ of iOS 7.1.”
“VMware confirmed the bug to us yesterday and said it will not be fixed in the initial version going out to customers today. It will be fixed in a point⟳ release⟳ later on.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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