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The correct spelling is prototype.
How to pronounce prototype
/ˈpɹəʊtətʌɪp/
nounIPA: /ˈpɹəʊtətʌɪp/
Say it like: Pro-tot-ype
The correct spelling is prototype. An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. For example: "The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked."
Usage Examples
“The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.”
“A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not.”
Meanings
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.
- 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.
- 5.A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.
verb
- 1.To create a prototype of.
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