Talk:release

This doesn't seem right unless it's an archaic sense. &mdash; Hippietrail 08:22, 20 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Software sense(s)
The current definition ("a version") is not particularly satisfying, especially since the current definition of the software sense of "version" just refers to a version number. In fact, there can be and generally are internal versions of a product which are never released. A release of a product has gone through a release process, generally comprising


 * Production of a reproducible build using a particular version of the source code and third-party libraries
 * Testing of said build
 * Packaging of said build with documentation, installers etc.
 * Sign-off from appropriate managers that the product is ready to ship

The term "release" can also refer to the release group.

Release from requirement
What is Release from requirement ? . --Mac 13:45, 7 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Sounds like it means a waiver. —Stephen 17:36, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

Should we add the new intransitive sense?
I've been noticing a new intransitive use of "to release", especially for movies, games, and tech. It's easiest to find when used in reference to the future as in "The movie will release in November".

Here's a Google search with tons of results

I don't know how old it is. I don't think I noticed it more than about a year ago, so allowing for my ignorance I suppose it might go back a decade. &mdash; hippietrail (talk) 01:54, 26 September 2018 (UTC)


 * Seems worth adding. It's ergative, like the "soup that eats like a meal". Equinox ◑ 18:34, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

fire employee: (formal) (used euphemistically)
to dismiss somebody from a job or position (formal) (used euphemistically) Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 15:56, 22 February 2020 (UTC)