Alpha - Definition
alpha
adj 1: first in order of importance; "the alpha male in the
group of chimpanzees"; "the alpha star in a constellation
is the brightest or main star"
2: early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha
version"
n 1: the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
2: the beginning of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and Omega,
the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--
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