Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

release vs version

English answer:

minor vs. major

Added to glossary by Tomy Goh (X)
Mar 16, 2012 09:21
12 yrs ago
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English term

release vs version

English Art/Literary Business/Commerce (general) IT
software release and software version? how is it different in general? and how about with Autodesk software? Many thanks.

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minor vs. major

Generally, when both "version" and "release" are used for the same software, version is the major number and release is the minor one.
For example, IBM and a few other companies use the notation like "V5R4" where most others would use "V5.4".
Peer comment(s):

agree Martin Riordan
46 mins
Thank you, Martin
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