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Prototyp — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • archetype noun An original pattern or model that other similar things are based on or compared to.
  • mock verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  • prototype noun An early working model built to test an idea before full production.
  • trope noun A recurring device, theme or cliché in storytelling — the plucky orphan, the last-minute dash to the airport.

Senses

Prototyp 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.]
  • mock (software engineering) A mockup or prototype; particularly, ellipsis of mock object, as used in unit testing.
  • 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.
  • trope (art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature; a motif.

mock — full definition

  1. verb To make fun of someone, often by imitating them; to ridicule.
  2. verb To create a rough working model or trial version of something.
  3. adj Fake or imitation, not the real thing.

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