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Meanings of closed beta in English

Beta version distributed to a small group of testers.

Usage of closed beta in English
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Want to participate in the closed beta of Home for PS3?
Wired
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The current closed beta test will be extended through this summer.
Wired
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Cryptic Studios is now taking applications for Atari's Star Trek Online closed beta.
Wired
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We're back with another developer update: we're taking Crucible into closed beta starting tomorrow.
News.com.au
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That's because the publisher is launching the game through a Gmail-like large-scale closed beta.
Wired
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Konami held a closed beta test for the Japanese version of the game last summer.
Wired
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Although Strawberryj.am is still a closed beta product, its interface is very polished and intuitive.
Wired
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The game is currently in closed beta testing.
Wired
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Hunch is still a closed beta, but you can add your e-mail address to the invite list.
Wired
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Diablo III, which Wired.com expects to be released this year, is currently in closed beta on the PC.
Wired
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Fantasy University, a parody-driven role-playing game that riffs on pop culture, went into closed beta testing last week.
Wired
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Yapta is currently in closed beta but, according to startup watch site TheNext, hopes to go public by May 15.
Wired
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Sony said that it would soon extend offers to participate in the current closed beta test to more PlayStation 3 owners.
Wired
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Now it's publishing the code to let any app try it, and then apply to be part of Facebook's closed beta.
Wired
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Spokeswoman Carolyn Penner said in an e-mail message that a couple hundred companies are testing the feature in a closed beta process.
Reuters
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Well, according to Cousins, it means that the title has "already been released," since the closed beta is well under way.
Wired
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