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prototype

[proh-tuh-tahyp] / ˈproʊ təˌtaɪp /


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Researchers have developed a prototype called MultiQ-IT that can process large numbers of molecules at the same time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Equipped initially only with ideas and not a working prototype, Pollen and Isherwood sought cooperation and support from the British Admiralty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Cabinet Office minister Darren Jones is later unveiling the prototype of what he called "government by app" as he launched an eight-week consultation exercise to seek the public's views on how the technology should work.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

I went over and he looked at the prototype, and said, “Why don’t you move this seam over the bum by a centimeter. I think it’ll be more flattering.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The story of Siegfried is so familiar that that of his Norse prototype, Sigurd, can be briefly told.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton