Add experimental lifecycle details

contribute-docs/_snippets/applies_to-lifecycle.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 `applies_to` accepts the following lifecycle states:
 
+* `experimental`
 * `preview`
-* `beta`
 * `ga`
 * `deprecated`
 * `removed`
-* `unavailable`
+* `unavailable`

contribute-docs/_snippets/tag-processing.md

@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ Specifically for versioned products, badges will display differently when the `a
 
 The following table shows how badges for versioned products are displayed based on the release status for each lifecycle value. Hover over the example badges for the tooltip text.
 
-| Lifecycle   | Release status | Badge text examples                   |
-|-------------|----------------|---------------------------------------|
-| preview     | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: preview 99.99`    |
-|             | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: preview 9.1`      |
-| beta        | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: beta 99.99`       |
-|             | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: beta 9.1`         |
-| ga          | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: ga 99.99`         |
-|             | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: ga 9.1`           |
-| deprecated  | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: deprecated 99.99` |
-|             | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: deprecated 9.1`   |
-| removed     | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: removed 99.99`    |
-|             | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: removed 9.1`      |
+| Lifecycle    | Release status | Badge text examples                    |
+|--------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|
+| experimental | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: experimental 99.99`|
+|              | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: experimental 9.1`  |
+| preview      | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: preview 99.99`     |
+|              | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: preview 9.1`       |
+| ga           | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: ga 99.99`          |
+|              | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: ga 9.1`            |
+| deprecated   | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: deprecated 99.99`  |
+|              | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: deprecated 9.1`    |
+| removed      | prerelease     | {applies_to}`stack: removed 99.99`     |
+|              | post-release   | {applies_to}`stack: removed 9.1`       |
 
 This is computed at build time. The documentation team tracks and maintains released versions for these products centrally in [`versions.yml`](https://github.com/elastic/docs-builder/blob/main/config/versions.yml).
 

contribute-docs/how-to/cumulative-docs/guidelines.md

@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ For versioned products like the Elastic Stack:
   % ([example](example-scenarios.md#))
 * When a feature in a versioned product changes lifecycle state,
   append the new lifecycle state and the version in which the state changed to the relevant key in `applies_to`.
-  This applies to all lifecycle states including `preview`, `beta`, `ga`, `deprecated`, and `removed`
+  This applies to all lifecycle states including `preview`, `ga`, `deprecated`, `experimental`, and `removed`
   ([example](example-scenarios.md#lifecycle-changed)).
 
 

get-started/versioning-availability.md

@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ Available features can differ based on deployment type, product lifecycle stage,
 
 | Lifecycle state | Description |
 | ----- | ----- |
-| Technical preview | Feature is in early development stage |
-| Beta | Feature is nearing general availability, but not yet production ready |
+| Experimental | Feature is in early development stage and might change or be removed at any time |
+| Technical preview | Feature is nearing general availability and ready for evaluation. Use with caution in production |
 | Generally Available (GA) | Production-ready feature. When unspecified, GA is the default |
 | Deprecated | Feature is still usable, but is planned to be removed or replaced in a future update |
 | Removed | Feature can no longer be used |