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release Same as version.release 1. Law the surrender of a claim, right, title, etc., in favour of someone else 2. a control mechanism for starting or stopping an engine 3. a. the opening of the exhaust valve of a steam engine near the end of the piston stroke b. the moment at which this valve opens 4. the electronic control regulating how long a note sounds after a synthesizer key has been released 5. the control mechanism for the shutter in a camera release [ri′lēs] (mechanical engineering) A mechanical arrangment of parts for holding or freeing a device or mechanism as required.
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