prototype

Prototype (from the Greek for protos and typos for "first example") stands for:

• generally a thing or a concept that serves as a model for other, similar things, see sample
• a preliminary copy of a series production in numerous technical sectors, see prototype (technology)
• a vehicle designed only for racing, see prototype (motorsport)
• a design pattern in software development, see prototype (design pattern)
• the advance declaration in a function in computer science, see function prototype
• a concept of semantics in linguistics, see prototype semantics
• an exemplary personality, see archetype (psychology)

Prototype are called:

• Prototype (museum) , automobile museum in Hamburg
• Prototype (1983) , American science fiction film

See also:

• Prototype
• template
• Archetype
• Prototyping

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Wiktionary: Prototype  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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