| beta-test | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a test of a new or modified piece of computer software by customers who volunteer to do so |
| —vb | |
| 2. | Compare alpha-test to test (software) in this way |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |