prototype

pro·to·type

Use prototype in a sentence

An engineer working on the prototype of a robot.

noun

The definition of a prototype is the original model.

An example of a prototype is the first model of a new robot.

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prototype

the first thing or being of its kind; original; model; pattern; archetype
a person or thing that serves as a model for one of a later period
a full-scale, operational model, used for demonstration or testing, that incorporates a new design or new features
a perfect example of a particular type

Origin of prototype

French from Classical Greek pr?totypon from pr?totypos, original: see proto- and type

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prototype

noun

An original type, form, or instance serving as a basis or standard: “The abolitionists were the prototype of modern citizen activism” ( Adam Hochschild )
An original, full-scale, and usually working model of a new product or new version of an existing product.
A typical example of a class or category: “He fit the prototype of the artist as social misfit and compulsive contrarian” ( Stephen Holden )

transitive verb

pro·to·typed, pro·to·typ·ing, pro·to·types

To make a prototype of (a product).

Origin of prototype

French from Greek prōtotupon from neuter of prōtotupos original prōto- proto- tupos model

Related Forms:

pro′to·typ′al pro′to·typ′ic pro′to·typ′i·cal
adjective

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Noun

(plural prototypes)

An original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations
An early sample or model built to test a concept or process
The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.
(semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not.
(computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.