English

Noun

prototype ‎(plural prototypes)

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 process

   The 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.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:exemplar
• See also antetype

Derived terms

• prototype theory

Related terms

• first article

Translations

Verb

prototype ‎(third-person singular simple present prototypes, present participle prototyping, simple past and past participle prototyped)

1. To create a prototype of.

French

Noun

prototype m ‎(plural prototypes)

1. prototype

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- ‎(prōto-) + Ancient Greek τύπος ‎(túpos)

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

• prototyp

Noun

prototype m ‎(definite singular prototypen, indefinite plural prototyper, definite plural prototypene)

1. a prototype

References

• “prototype” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πρωτο- ‎(prōto-) + Ancient Greek τύπος ‎(túpos)

Alternative forms

• prototyp

Noun

prototype m ‎(definite singular prototypen, indefinite plural prototypar, definite plural prototypane)

1. a prototype

References

• “prototype” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.