Programming source code that is ready for commercial distribution. When a vendor says its product "has gone gold," it means the source code has been frozen, and the software is ready for sale. The next steps are to turn it into an installable product and create a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM image, called the "golden master" (GM), for the disc manufacturer. If the software is only downloadable, the installable version is uploaded to a Web site. See build and RTM.
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