"point release" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-point release.wav Forms: point releases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} point release (plural point releases)
  1. (software) 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). Categories (topical): Software Synonyms: dot release

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