Talk:beta

what does the beta for computers and gaming mean anyone?

It means a pre-release version that is still in testing and probably contains several bugs, or errors and problems. People who use beta versions are supposed to report the bugs that they find so that they can be fixed. —Stephen 14:34, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

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Rfv-sense: To proofread a text. Citations present are all from TV fanfiction Usenet groups so could not be considered independent. DAVilla 05:14, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

I don't see how these would violate the independence criterion, or even the more stringent version that we apply to fictional worlds; Buffy, The X Files, and Star Trek are three very different universes. That said, if these are really the only types of cites available, a more specific context tag is indicated. -- Visviva 18:00, 23 December 2008 (UTC)

I've heard of the role of beta reader (I didn't create that article!), so this must be short for beta reading (presumably modelled on beta testing for computer software). Inflections look attestable, e.g. "I know Selek was betaing a naughty Sarek story for me", "since I betaed it the writer knows what I think anyway". Equinox 19:18, 24 December 2008 (UTC)

Are we supposed to show separate etymologies (eg "from beta test" and "from beta read") for such? DCDuring TALK 20:40, 5 February 2009 (UTC)

Cited. Equinox ◑ 15:52, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

English UK pronunciation

I've heard a Scottish person say bɛta, instead of 'bita' as well. Does it need to go in the entry? 83.83.1.229 09:26, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

Etymology of the climbing term

Some theories are given here, including one relating to Betamax video tapes: [1] Equinox ◑ 22:34, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

RFV discussion: March–April 2023

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"Used in marking scheme: α, β, γ or α+, α, α-, β etc." Is this really a noun? And what does it mean: grades given in school education? Equinox ◑ 22:37, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Cited though I'm sure there's a less obtuse way of wording the gloss. Was under the impression (in the UK anyway) this is mainly an Oxford thing and rather old-fashioned although I know of at least one person at Cambridge who still uses the system. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 23:04, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Reworded it on the same lines as the grade sense at B. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 23:12, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

RFV Passed, and I added (rare) Ioaxxere (talk) 17:36, 15 April 2023 (UTC)