The phrase "a major release of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the launch or distribution of a significant update or version of a product, software, or content.
Example: "The company announced a major release of its new software, which includes several innovative features."
Alternatives: "a significant launch of" or "a substantial update of".
THE risk of a major release of radiation from the Indian Point nuclear power plants is small, but the consequences would be extraordinary, permanent and catastrophic.
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami, which led to a major release of radioactivity at the Fukushima Daiichi reactor complex, raised fears about nuclear power.
WikiLeaks had not had a major release of information in several years, its funds had dwindled and several senior architects of its systems left, citing internal disputes.
A major release of political detainees has been eagerly awaited by Burma's opposition, as well as foreign governments and the UN, as a gesture toward liberalisation by the elected government after decades of harsh military rule.
Others are more slippery, like calculating the potential human costs of a major release of radioactive materials from the plant, in Buchanan, about 35 miles north of Midtown Manhattan.
In any event, they argue, a major release of plutonium would require an accident so severe that the additional health effects would amount to a "sliver on top of a mountaintop".
It was as though he was releasing a new version of himself daily, with a major release every couple of months: The first smile — a killer feature!
The take-home message (lacking any serious new info before these PDC sessions go public) is that 7 is being touted simultaneously (whether disingenuously or not) as both a "major release" and a continuation of Vista.
Maybe they can't, but the money they spend on "print and advertising" - all the marketing that accompanies a major release - creates a lot of buzz, and buzz is something that all publishers know how to cash in on.
But as well as talking of a "major release", INES criteria for level 7 also include "widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasures".
Just a few hours ago, the second major release of the Facebook application hit the App Store, bearing a whole new user interface and a slew of fresh features.
