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    Pro·to·type
    /ˈprōdəˌtīp/

    noun

    • 1. a first, typical or preliminary model of something, especially a machine, from which other forms are developed or copied: "the firm is testing a prototype of the weapon"

    verb

    • 1. make a prototype of (a product): "Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted"
  2. 1. : an original model on which something is patterned : archetype. 2. : an individual that exhibits the essential features of a later type. 3. : a standard or typical example. 4. : a first full-scale and usually functional form of a new type or design of a construction (such as an airplane)

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  4. PROTOTYPE definition: 1. the first example of something, such as a machine or other industrial product, from which all…. Learn more.

  5. PROTOTYPE meaning: 1. the first example of something, such as a machine or other industrial product, from which all…. Learn more.

  6. the original or model on which something is based or formed. Synonyms: pattern. someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar: She is the prototype of a student activist. something analogous to another thing of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of our modern public housing.

  7. A prototype is your test case and becomes the model on which to base the design of the finished product. Often, however, the prototype can be a phase to work out the bugs. The prototype of our hands-free toothbrush was too dangerous; it needed to return to the lab for serious improvements.

  8. A prototype is a new type of machine or device which is not yet ready to be made in large numbers and sold.

  9. the first model or example of something new that can be developed or copied in the future: a prototype for a new car. (Definition of prototype from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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