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Prototype

/ˈpɹəʊtətʌɪp/

An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.

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📖 Definitions of "Prototype"

noun

1
An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
2
An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
"The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked."
3
A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
4
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."

verb

1
To create a prototype of.

🔄 Synonyms of "Prototype"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
paradigmnoun	A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
epitomenoun	The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
imagenoun	A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prototype"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
epitomenoun	The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
paradigmnoun	A pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
imagenoun	A visual or other representation of the external form of something in art.
prototypingnoun	The rapid creation of prototypes of a new product for demonstration and research purposes.
samplenoun	A part or snippet of something taken or presented for inspection, or shown as evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen.
experimentalnoun	The subject of an experiment.
originalnoun	(not comparable) Newly created.
lotnoun	A large quantity or number; a great deal.
blueprintnoun	(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
specimennoun	An individual instance that represents a class; an example.
modelnoun	A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion.
mocknoun	Mockery; the act of mocking.
flagshipnoun	(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
pilotnoun	A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
exemplarnoun	Something fit to be imitated; an ideal, a worthy model or role model: a desirable example.
templatenoun	A generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived.
patternnoun	Model, example.
standardnoun	Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
archetypenoun	An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
forerunnernoun	A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.