A prototype is the original model, a sample on which to base future designs. A company designing a new toaster will first design and build a prototype and then test it out and see if it's any good.
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.
Noun
a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
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.
Prototype
They will turn their backs on it, like their great precursor and prototype.
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.
Usage Examples
Unfortunately, the client that exists today is still pretty much the prototype design.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety.
The Romantic poets were the prototype ramblers, and I've often found myself following in their footsteps - although perhaps not all of their footsteps since a typical walk for Samuel T. Coleridge might last two days and cover 145km.
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