"prerelease" meaning in English

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          "text": "They were aided by beta testers, ordinary people outside the company who were willing to try prerelease software and report bugs […]",
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          "ref": "2006, Mary Pattillo, David Weiman, Bruce Western, Imprisoning America: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration",
          "text": "In both years, only 10 to 12 percent had participated in formal prerelease programs designed to prepare prisoners for the transition from life in prison […]",
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        "Before release."
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        "A preliminary version of a work, released in advance."
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          "version",
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          "in advance",
          "in advance"
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        "An inadvertent (premature) release of a skiboot from the bindings of a ski, caused by excessive vibration, such as going over an extremely bumpy piste."
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        "(skiing) An inadvertent (premature) release of a skiboot from the bindings of a ski, caused by excessive vibration, such as going over an extremely bumpy piste."
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        "(skiing) An inadvertent (premature) release of a skiboot from the bindings of a ski, caused by excessive vibration, such as going over an extremely bumpy piste."
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