Long-term support

Long-term support (LTS) is a <a href="/facts/Product_lifecycle_management/G3U6gtBv">product lifecycle management</a> <a href="/facts/Policy/0DtXG95q">policy</a> in which a <a href="/facts/Stable_release/z4Q4RElA">stable release</a> of <a href="/facts/Computer_software/RP79lVSW">computer software</a> is <a href="/facts/Software_maintenance/Uv39zQb0">maintained</a> for a longer period of time than the standard edition. The term is typically reserved for <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source software</a>, where it describes a software edition that is supported for months or years longer than the software's standard edition. This is often called an extended-support release.
Short-term support (STS) is a term that distinguishes the support policy for the software's standard edition. STS software has a comparatively short life cycle, and may be afforded new features that are omitted from the LTS edition to avoid potentially compromising the stability or compatibility of the LTS release.

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Long-term support