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prototypeAn original model or early sample of a product built to test a concept or process.

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: An original model or early sample of a product built to test a concept or process.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈproʊtətaɪp/

Korean meaning: 원형, 프로토타입, 시제품

Korean pronunciation: 프로-토-타입 (강세: 프로)

Example Sentences

  • Steve Jobs was obsessed with perfecting every prototype until it looked exactly like his vision.
  • The robot prototype kept malfunctioning and served coffee to the office plants instead of humans.
  • Our dating app prototype accidentally matched people with their own pets.

prototype

NOUN

//ˈproʊtətaɪp//

An original model or early sample of a product built to test a concept or process.

prototype concept
💡 Concept

An original model or early sample of a product built to test a concept or process.

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prototype rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Break the stereotype with your prototype, create a new archetype!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈproʊtətaɪp/

🌳Etymology

Prefixproto--
Rootproto
Suffix--type

Origin

From Greek prototypon, meaning 'original form' or 'first impression.' Ancient Greek philosophers used this concept to describe ideal forms, which later evolved into our modern term for preliminary models in product development.

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🎵Rhyme

stereotypearchetypegenotype

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📝Examples

Steve Jobs was obsessed with perfecting every prototype until it looked exactly like his vision.

😄 Fun example

The robot prototype kept malfunctioning and served coffee to the office plants instead of humans.

😄 Fun example

Our dating app prototype accidentally matched people with their own pets.

The company spent millions developing a prototype that would revolutionize transportation.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

modeltemplateoriginalsamplearchetype

Antonyms

final productmass production