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point release

point release noun: 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).

Noun

point release (plural point releases)

  1. 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).
    • 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.
    Synonyms:
    dot release

Examples of point release in a sentence

  • 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.2007 November 29, Oliver Rist, “Leopard is the New Vista, and It's Pissing Me Off”, in PC Mag:
  • 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 7.1.2014 April 11, Ewan Spence, “Apple Loop: iOS 7 Adoption, The $350 iWatch, US Market Share, MacBook Air Predictions, And Jony Ive”, in...
  • It will be fixed in a point release later on.2015 August 26, Jon Brodkin, “VMware brings Windows 10 and graphics boost to Fusion and Workstation”, in Ars Technica:

Synonyms of point release

Forms of point release

pluralpoint releases

Questions about point release

What does point release mean?
Point release means 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).
How do you use point release in a sentence?
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.
What part of speech is point release?
Point release is a noun.
What is the plural of point release?
The plural of point release is point releases.

Words near point release in the dictionary

  1. point persons
  2. Point Piper
  3. Point Pleasant
  4. point presser
  5. point pressers
  6. point release
  7. point releases
  8. Point Reyes
  9. Point Reyes Station
  10. Point Roberts
  11. point sandwich

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