Definition of prototypes Prototypes

/pɹowˈtʌtajˌps/ - [prowtutayps] -

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What does prototypes mean?

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Noun Plural: prototypes
prototype - a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
		paradigm, epitome, image
		example, model an item of information that is typical of a class or group; "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"
		concentrate a concentrated example of something; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"

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prototype (Noun)
An original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations.
prototype (Noun)
An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
prototype (Noun)
An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
prototype (Noun)
A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.
prototype (Verb)
To create a prototype of.

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.

prototype
A person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class.

prototype
prō′tō-tīp, n. the first or original type or model from which anything is copied: an exemplar: a pattern.—adjs. Prō′totypal, Prōtotyp′ical. [Fr.,—L.,—Gr., prōtos, first, typos, a type.]

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.