In the traditional software product release process (such as Microsoft's Windows 7 release process), it generally goes through the
Pre-alpha
Alpha
Beta
Release candidate
Release
Release to manufacturing (RTM)
General availability (GA)
Release to web (RTW)
Support
End-of-life
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