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prototype

The correct spelling is prototype.

How to pronounce prototype

/ˈpɹəʊtətʌɪp/
noun

IPA: /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. 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. 2.An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
  3. 3.A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
  4. 4.An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
  5. 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. 1.To create a prototype of.

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