prototype

• Nom désignant un premier exemplaire ou une version originale servant de modèle de référence pour des développements ou productions ultérieurs, ou une représentation typique et standard d'une catégorie.

A noun referring to an original or standard model that serves as a typical example or basis for later versions or developments.

1. Standard or typical exampleB2formal

   A first or preliminary model of something from which other forms are developed or copied.

   prototype

   • The company built a prototype of the new car before mass production.
   • This design is a prototype for future sustainable housing.
   • The prototype of the software was tested by a small group of users.

   Synonymesarchetypebenchmarkexampleexemplarmodeloriginalparadigmpatternstandardtemplate