Prototype
noun
An initial model of something from which other forms are copied or developed.
They built a prototype of their new car for testing
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- develop a prototype
- initial prototype
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Technical
noun
A characteristic example of a type or group.
He was the prototype of the successful businessman
Often appears as...
- the prototype of
- typical prototype
noun
An original type or form which influences the growth or development of later versions.
In humans, the embryo is the prototype from which the adult form develops
Often appears as...
- biological prototype
- early prototype
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Technical
noun
A device or system under development, often built by hand and used for demonstration purposes.
She showed us the prototype for her innovative new tech product
Often appears as...
- prototype demonstration
- tech prototype
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Technical
noun
An initial model of something from which other forms are copied or developed.
They built a prototype of their new car for testing
Often appears as...
- develop a prototype
- initial prototype
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A characteristic example of a type or group.
He was the prototype of the successful businessman
Often appears as...
- the prototype of
- typical prototype
noun
An original type or form which influences the growth or development of later versions.
In humans, the embryo is the prototype from which the adult form develops
Often appears as...
- biological prototype
- early prototype
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device or system under development, often built by hand and used for demonstration purposes.
She showed us the prototype for her innovative new tech product
Often appears as...
- prototype demonstration
- tech prototype
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Iterative Process
Prototypes can evolve through many versions before the final design is reached.
After the third prototype was built, its design nearly matched the production model.
Pro Tip 2/3Functionality Test
Prototypes are often created to test whether the concept works in real life.
The prototype was used to evaluate the new engine's performance.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Sale
Prototypes are not typically available for purchase; they are for experimentation.
The prototype is on display, but it's not the version customers will buy.
Pro Tip 1/3Iterative Process
Prototypes can evolve through many versions before the final design is reached.
After the third prototype was built, its design nearly matched the production model.
Pro Tip 2/3Functionality Test
Prototypes are often created to test whether the concept works in real life.
The prototype was used to evaluate the new engine's performance.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Sale
Prototypes are not typically available for purchase; they are for experimentation.
The prototype is on display, but it's not the version customers will buy.
Pro Tip 1/3Iterative Process
Prototypes can evolve through many versions before the final design is reached.
After the third prototype was built, its design nearly matched the production model.
Pro Tip 2/3Functionality Test
Prototypes are often created to test whether the concept works in real life.
The prototype was used to evaluate the new engine's performance.
Pro Tip 3/3Not For Sale
Prototypes are not typically available for purchase; they are for experimentation.
The prototype is on display, but it's not the version customers will buy.
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Build a tower, build a...
and visual effects. And what the marshmallow challenge does is it helps them identify the hidden assumptions. Because, frankly, every project has its own marshmallow, doesn't it? The challenge provides a shared experience, a common language, a common stance to build the right prototype.
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Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
and see if your masterful paper engineering ideas translate from a sketch to the actual prototype. Instead of using fancy paper, start with the cheap stuff and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life.
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Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
was bent over backwards to help us with anything we needed. So now we had a hangar space to work in, and prototypes to demo with. So in one year, we've negotiated manufacturing agreements, been awarded one patent, filed our second patent, talked to multiple people, demoed this to FEMA
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Military robots and the...
they started taking on life-and-death decisions. That's a reality we face today. What we're going to do is actually just flash a series of photos behind me that show you the reality of robots used in war right now or already at the prototype stage. It's just to give you a taste.
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Rapid prototyping Google...
about two types of learning because through the process of rapid prototyping, you are able to learn very quickly. It's a very specific type of learning. The type of learning that you usually learn in school I call book learning. It comes from what humanity already knows
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Aimee Mullins: Changing...
And I was a guinea pig, as I hope to continue to be in every new form of prosthetic limbs that come out. But actually these, like I said, are still the actual prototype. I need to get some new ones because the last meet I was at, they were everywhere. You know,
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
in our souls, which determine our roles in life. Some thinkers have gone on to credit the idea of the noble lie as a prototype for 20th century propaganda, and the philosopher king as inspiration for the dictators that used them. Should a few bad ideas
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How can we make music...
launched an active community of passionate makers it raised awareness for artists with special needs and also resulted in prototypes that could benefit people with specific challenges but I realized gradually that it still
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How 3-D-Printed...
like I could pick up stuff and I could help it's been really great to have Karen and his family come to its appear nine you know prototype these new idea is to test drive these new hands and to be able to
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Up Close and Personal...
We have power. This has never been used before with wolves. In fact this has never been used before with any animal. It's very much a prototype, but it's a rock crawler
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Build a tower, build a...
and visual effects. And what the marshmallow challenge does is it helps them identify the hidden assumptions. Because, frankly, every project has its own marshmallow, doesn't it? The challenge provides a shared experience, a common language, a common stance to build the right prototype.
Video examples
Making a TED-Ed Lesson:...
and see if your masterful paper engineering ideas translate from a sketch to the actual prototype. Instead of using fancy paper, start with the cheap stuff and allow yourself to make mistakes and adjustments. This prototype lets you see how your preliminary sketches will come to life.
Video examples
Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
was bent over backwards to help us with anything we needed. So now we had a hangar space to work in, and prototypes to demo with. So in one year, we've negotiated manufacturing agreements, been awarded one patent, filed our second patent, talked to multiple people, demoed this to FEMA
Video examples
Military robots and the...
they started taking on life-and-death decisions. That's a reality we face today. What we're going to do is actually just flash a series of photos behind me that show you the reality of robots used in war right now or already at the prototype stage. It's just to give you a taste.
Video examples
Rapid prototyping Google...
about two types of learning because through the process of rapid prototyping, you are able to learn very quickly. It's a very specific type of learning. The type of learning that you usually learn in school I call book learning. It comes from what humanity already knows
Video examples
Aimee Mullins: Changing...
And I was a guinea pig, as I hope to continue to be in every new form of prosthetic limbs that come out. But actually these, like I said, are still the actual prototype. I need to get some new ones because the last meet I was at, they were everywhere. You know,
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
in our souls, which determine our roles in life. Some thinkers have gone on to credit the idea of the noble lie as a prototype for 20th century propaganda, and the philosopher king as inspiration for the dictators that used them. Should a few bad ideas
Video examples
How can we make music...
launched an active community of passionate makers it raised awareness for artists with special needs and also resulted in prototypes that could benefit people with specific challenges but I realized gradually that it still
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How 3-D-Printed...
like I could pick up stuff and I could help it's been really great to have Karen and his family come to its appear nine you know prototype these new idea is to test drive these new hands and to be able to
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Up Close and Personal...
We have power. This has never been used before with wolves. In fact this has never been used before with any animal. It's very much a prototype, but it's a rock crawler
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Christopher Jackson
American Actor
I came into the business where Will Smith was pretty much taking over the world - or defending it, if you will. He was showing success on so many different fronts - television, recording, movies. So that was really my prototype in terms of looking at the business and seeing where you fit in.
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Larry Norman
American Musician
I want to encourage other people to try to discover who they are, not to try to fit into some superficial prototype of what they think a Christian should be, but to discover who they really are.
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Arjun Kapoor
Indian Actor
It's silly to have a prototype, because one inevitably falls for someone unexpected. My only criterion is she shouldn't just look nice; she must have a personality, too.
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Barbara Hale
American Actress
I'm proud that Della was sort of a prototype for TV secretaries. There really was no such established character on TV when 'Perry Mason' came along.
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John de Lancie
American Actor
I'm never what anybody envisions as the prototype of a character. My looks are just odd enough so that I'm just not what people think of.
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Carlton Cuse
American Producer
As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think about that.
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Woody Norris
American Inventor
I spent much of my life dying for somebody to help me even file for a patent or make a prototype. I understand that.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety.
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Jonathan Ive
English Designer
If you are truly innovating, you don't have a prototype you can refer to.
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Helmut Jahn
German Architect
Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.
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Christopher Jackson
American Actor
I came into the business where Will Smith was pretty much taking over the world - or defending it, if you will. He was showing success on so many different fronts - television, recording, movies. So that was really my prototype in terms of looking at the business and seeing where you fit in.
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Larry Norman
American Musician
I want to encourage other people to try to discover who they are, not to try to fit into some superficial prototype of what they think a Christian should be, but to discover who they really are.
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Arjun Kapoor
Indian Actor
It's silly to have a prototype, because one inevitably falls for someone unexpected. My only criterion is she shouldn't just look nice; she must have a personality, too.
Quote examples
Barbara Hale
American Actress
I'm proud that Della was sort of a prototype for TV secretaries. There really was no such established character on TV when 'Perry Mason' came along.
Quote examples
John de Lancie
American Actor
I'm never what anybody envisions as the prototype of a character. My looks are just odd enough so that I'm just not what people think of.
Quote examples
Carlton Cuse
American Producer
As a writer, I always think about who my prototype actors are, in my brain. It's helpful, as a writer, to think about that.
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Woody Norris
American Inventor
I spent much of my life dying for somebody to help me even file for a patent or make a prototype. I understand that.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
The act of birth is the first experience of anxiety, and thus the source and prototype of the affect of anxiety.
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Jonathan Ive
English Designer
If you are truly innovating, you don't have a prototype you can refer to.
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Helmut Jahn
German Architect
Every building is a prototype. No two are alike.
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