原型 — meaning in English

English meaning

• archetype noun An original pattern or model that other similar things are based on or compared to.
• prototype noun An early working model built to test an idea before full production.
• type noun A category or class of things that share particular features.

Senses

原型 is used for these senses in English:

• archetype An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype. [from mid 16th c.]
• prototype An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. [from late 16th c.]
• prototype pattern (programming) A creational design pattern that determines the type of objects to create by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects.
• type An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.

prototype — full definition

1. noun An early working model built to test an idea before full production.
2. verb To build an early test version of something.

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