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demonstration
A public gathering of people to protest for or against something; a short form of Demonstration.
Am Samstag findet in der Innenstadt eine große Demo für den Klimaschutz statt.
On Saturday, a large demonstration for climate protection will take place in the city center.
demo
A preliminary, often functionally limited version of a product (e.g., software, a game, or a piece of music) used for testing or promotional purposes.
Die junge Band hat eine Demo mit drei Liedern an mehrere Plattenfirmen geschickt.
The young band sent a demo with three songs to several record companies.
'Demo' is a colloquial abbreviation. Depending on the context, it stands for 'Demonstration' (political protest) or 'Demonstrationsversion' (product preview). In formal texts, the longer words are more likely to be used.
Lass uns am Wochenende die Demo des neuen Videospiels testen.
Let's test the demo of the new video game this weekend.
You can easily recognize the meaning from the context. If it is about politics, protest, or social issues, it means a demonstration. If it is about software, games, or music, it means a product version.
Tausende Menschen gingen für mehr Klimaschutz auf die Demo.
Thousands of people went to the demonstration for more climate protection.
In the context of protests, 'Demo' (demonstration) is often combined with certain verbs: 'auf eine Demo gehen' (to go to a demonstration), 'an einer Demo teilnehmen' (to take part in a demonstration), or 'eine Demo organisieren' (to organize a demonstration).
Gehst du am Freitag auch auf die Demo gegen die neue Regelung?
Are you going to the demonstration against the new regulation on Friday too?
beta
A Demo and a Beta are not yet a normal, finished product version. A Demo presents the product for testing or promotional purposes and often has fewer functions. A Beta is an unfinished version before release that users are expected to test.
Vor dem Kauf lädt Sara die Demo herunter, die nur drei Funktionen zeigt.
Before buying it, Sara downloads the demo, which shows only three features.
Vor der Veröffentlichung lädt Sara die Beta herunter, um noch vorhandene Fehler zu finden.
Before the release, Sara downloads the beta to find any remaining bugs.
