Prototype

Pronunciation

Full definition of prototype

Noun

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

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Derived terms

• prototype theory

Related terms

• first article

Verb

1. To create a prototype of.