| major release A of a piece of software which is not merely a or a but which contains substantial changes (e.g., an overhaul of the , change in compatibility). Traditionally, major releases are numbered as X.0; for example, WordPerfect 6.0 is a major release, significantly different from any previous version; whereas WordPerfect 6.1 has only minor changes, and is, thus, only a . See also . (1996-08-04) |