# release type

## release type

The temporal scope and completeness of a SNOMED CT release file or release package.

#### Notes

* The release types are as follows:
  * Full release
    * A release type in which the release files contain every version of every component and reference set member ever released.
  * Snapshot release
    * A release type in which the release files contain only the most recent version of every component and reference set member released, as at the release date.
  * Delta release
    * A release type in which the release files contain only rows that represent component versions and reference set member versions created since the previous release date.

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