1. A preliminary release of a software product that is made available for testing before the official public release
The company released a beta version of their new app for early adopters to test.
A empresa lançou uma versão beta do seu novo aplicativo para que os primeiros usuários pudessem testar.
2. Software in an advanced stage of development but not yet considered stable or complete
This beta version still has some bugs that need to be fixed before the final release.
Esta versão beta ainda tem alguns bugs que precisam ser corrigidos antes do lançamento final.