Alpha in this context could mean 'dominant' or 'leader' or 'genuine' in the sense of being the real one rather than a 'beta' version. In a pack of dogs, th 'alpha' male is the leader.
In the Greek alphabet 'alpha' = 'a' an In Greek numbers 'alpha' = 1. So in this case it could mean 'number one' or 'best'.
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