1An edition or version of a publication or software; a printing or release (often used as the suffix '-版', read ばん).
新しい改訂版が来月発売される。
A newly revised edition will be released next month.
このソフトのスマホ版は操作が簡単だ。
The smartphone version of this software is easy to use.
最新版をダウンロードしてください。
Please download the latest version.
2A plate, block, or mold used in printing or casting — the printing block or plate (a term used in printing).
木版画では版木に絵を彫って刷る。
In woodblock prints, artists carve the design into a block and print from it.
活版印刷のために金属の版を作った。
We made a metal plate for letterpress printing.
3A counter for editions of a publication (e.g., first edition, second edition).
この辞書は第三版になった。
This dictionary has reached its third edition.
この本は何版ですか？
Which edition is this book?