[prob.: from folklore's `golden egg'] When used to describe a
magnetic medium (e.g., golden disk, golden tape), describes one
containing a tested, up-to-spec, ready-to-ship software version.
Compare {platinum-iridium}. One may also "go gold", which is the act
of releasing a golden version. The gold color of many CDROMs is a
coincidence; this term was well established a decade before CDROM
distribution become common in the mid-1990s.
[glossary]
[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {go gold}{platinum-iridium}]