live

/li:v/ , adj.,adv. [common] Opposite of test. Refers to actual real-world
data or a program working with it. For example, the response to I think the
record deleter is finished might be Is it live yet? or Have you tried it out
on live data? This usage usually carries the connotation that live data is
more fragile and must not be corrupted, or bad things will happen. So a more
appropriate response might be: Well, make sure it works perfectly before we
throw live data at it. The implication here is that record deletion is
something pretty significant, and a haywire record-deleter running amok live
would probably cause great harm.

