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prototype

[proh-tuh-tahyp] / ˈproʊ təˌtaɪp /


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A prototype was displayed during Monday's opening events.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported in July that SpaceX was developing a mobile handset prototype powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Instead four astronauts will fly to low Earth orbit where they will dock with two prototype lunar landers, one made by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company and the other by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

What the video failed to mention, though, was that the prototype had been towed to the top of a small slope and filmed as it rolled downhill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Not the least of them was a prototype of Polaris, the submarine-based warhead for the navy, Livermore’s important new government patron.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Unlike earlier prototypes, the new nuclear clock can maintain its own stability without depending on a conventional atomic clock.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

"It's a composite image. Each member of this family has several prototypes," the guide explained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Five prototypes before I got the body right. It had to look cool, play easy, feel comfortable, and most of all, sound good. Built completely by hand, late nights after shop hours.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Most of the vehicles currently on the road, even those generating revenue, are still basically prototypes, he added.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

We got busy working on our paper prototypes.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

“They prototyped a lot of ideas,” said Yee, a father of three who took over from Akl as chairman of the board of KidSTREAM in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Together, they designed user interfaces, prototyped an app and coded a website based on the prototype.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023

“Some things can be prototyped and some things can’t,” he said.

From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2017

Years ago, a handful of input engineers and key designers had prototyped multitouch-focused interaction demos, followed by the Q79 tablet project — an experimental early stab at an iPad-like device.

From The Verge ● Jun. 13, 2017

Crowd favorites are formally designed and prototyped, then proposed for sale in the crowdfunding phase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2016

British Columbia-based D-Wave said it will use the new money to advance microelectronics research and development around prototyping of advanced semiconductor technology for quantum technology and scalable high-performance quantum hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

"We've spent the last four years developing, prototyping and testing technologies… We have a team of 30 people, and growing," says Rob Meyerson, co-founder and chief executive.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

QCi’s Arizona foundry, used for R&D and prototyping, has started generating early revenue, with plans for a second facility.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

“When I was prototyping it, the kids loved having a game to play where they can learn and talk about it,” Yount said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2024

Since around 1990 Perl has rapidly been gaining favor, especially as a tool for systems-administration utilities and rapid prototyping.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Guy L. Steele


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