The integrated build of the system's operating system, middleware, applications and firmware that is proposed for production, tested on the design validation build and handed to security testing and release approval.
Release package Work product in the System development lifecycle
It freezes the software that validation, security testing and certification will judge. Testing a moving target makes every result uncertain, so a named candidate is tested and either released or replaced by the next candidate.
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