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prototype

[proh-tuh-tahyp] / ˈproʊ təˌtaɪp /


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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

Fielder tells Holmes that he was reminded of the bit the day before, when Holmes tried to describe the science and intention of Theranos in front of its deconstructed prototype.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Tesla showed off a prototype of the car in November 2017 and started taking deposits of $50,000—or $250,000 for a limited “Founders Series” model—from customers who wanted to get in line to buy one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The factory then makes a prototype, and builds moulds from which plastic parts and other components are formed.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Although Bach played on a few of Silbermann’s prototype pianos, he never expressed any great enthusiasm for them.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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

“You have to be hands on keyboard. And so whenever we’re building prototypes for our own products, I’m in the prototype, and I really want to see how it feels.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“The prototypes are a bust,” he muttered darkly.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

“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

The first digital camera was prototyped in 1975 by Eastman Kodak, which owned 90% of the U.S. film market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

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

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2023

For months, Corrigan, Popa and a small team prototyped the material, which was released earlier this year by 3M under the name Cushion Lock.

From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2022

“We actually prototyped a lot of different versions of this internally, and now we’ve settled on this as a means of communicating into your work repository.”

From The Verge ● Sep. 21, 2021

Joabar said he expects new iterations of the corporate card to come out more quickly over the next several years, as AI is helping speed up the process from prototyping to launching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

The office is a “creation hub,” she said, where influencers can record Puma’s design prototyping lab supported by libraries of materials and equipment used to create Puma apparel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

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 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Eric S. Raymond


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