"release candidate" meaning in English

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        "A version of a program that is nearly ready for release but may still have a few bugs; the status between beta version and release version."
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        "(software engineering) A version of a program that is nearly ready for release but may still have a few bugs; the status between beta version and release version."
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        "(software engineering) A version of a program that is nearly ready for release but may still have a few bugs; the status between beta version and release version."
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