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| prototype | |
| 1. n. An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. |  |
| 2. n. An early sample or model built to test a concept or process. | |
| The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked. | |
| 3. n. (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code. | |
| 4. n. (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. | |
| 5. v. To create a prototype of. | |
