# alpha release

## alpha release

**This is an abbreviation for alpha release package.**

## alpha release package

A SNOMED CT release package made available only for initial review and testing by implementers and other stakeholders.

#### Notes

* An *alpha release package* must not be used in production clinical systems or in clinical settings. This includes Affiliate Licensees or any third parties, except those who have formally committed to test it.
* An *alpha release* is used to test the format and content of the SNOMED CT release. Feedback is elicited and changes are made prior to publication of the beta release.
* *Alpha releases* were formerly known as a technology preview releases.

## Alternatives

* **Alpha package**
* **Alpha release**

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