Release and Variant

Release

Release noun - A freeing from an obligation or responsibility.

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Variant and release are semantically related in version topic. In some cases you can use "Variant" instead a noun "Release".

Nearby Words: released, releasing

Variant noun - Something a little different from others of the same type.

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Release and variant are semantically related in version topic. Sometimes you can use "Release" instead a noun "Variant".

Nearby Words: variation, variance, variability

full	full release	full variant
special	special release	special variant
similar	similar release	similar variant
specific	specific release	specific variant
Other adjectives: original, actual, new, possible, accidental, limited, different.

The developers were actually contracted to make a sim to train actual A-10 pilots into converting to the newer "C" variant, and were allowed to release a slightly modified commercial version.

Source: Nintendo Hard / Simulation Games
This variant may hint at a US release, as the US release of Joker had balance changes that were not backported properly to the Japanese Joker game — if they were making balance changes for the US game, they would have to rerelease those changes in Japan.

Source: Updated Re-release
It seems to be so sought after that you'd think it's made of real gold or something... (There's also a silver version which isn't as rare.) Mega Man has his own gold variant figure for the 3DS release of Legacy Collection.

Source: Toys / amiibo

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