Look up: prototype

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   prototype
   [n] - a standard or typical example
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   Prototype
   A model suitable for use in complete evaluation of form, design, performance, and material processing.
   Found on http://www.hobbyshed.co.uk/model_kit_mod
   
   
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   Prototype
   The first trial aeroplane built to a new design.
   Found on http://www.aeroplanemonthly.com/glossary
   
   
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   Prototype
   Process of creating a test part not intended for commercial release that establishes design, material and fabrication parameters for a new product. May entail multiple iterations to arrive at final/commercial part design.
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   prototype
   an original realization of a system as a concrete exemplification of the development result that may serve as a model for the final master system(for serial production of hardware and copying of software) Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • the original,full sized,or actual structure which is copied or modelled.The term also refers to those structures whi...
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   Prototype
   Pro'to·type noun [ French, from Latin prototypus original, primitive, Greek ..., ...; ... first + ... type, model. See Proto- , and Type ] An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype. « They will turn their backs on it, like their great precursor and < ...
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   prototype
   The primitive form; the first form to which subsequent individuals of the class or species conform. ... Origin: proto-+ G. Typos, type ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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   prototype
   paradigm noun a standard or typical example; `he is the prototype of good breeding`; `he provided America with an image of the good father`
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   Prototype
   A `prototype` is an original type, form, or instance of some thing serving as a typical example, basis, epitome, or standard for other things of the same category.
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    prototype
    (pro´to-tīp) the original type or form that is typical of later individuals or species.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns
    
    
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    Prototype
    • (n.) An original or model after which anything is copied; the pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.
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    prototype
    (from the article `aerospace engineering`) Phase four, the detailed design phase, involves construction of a prototype. Mechanical engineers, technicians, and draftsmen help lay out the ... In the prototype construction phase, emphasis shifts to testing. A customary procedure is to build several test airplanes solely to verify the ... ...
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    prototype
    The primitive form; the first form to which subsequent individuals of the class or species conform. [proto- + G. typos, type]
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    prototype
    The original example of a literary form which through the ages has been copied and modified.
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    Prototype
    'One of a kind' item, typically, the first article. It's a good practice where multiple cases are concerned, to purchase a 'prototype' before ordering a quantity of the same item.
    Found on http://www.starcase.com/glossary.html