Prototype (disambiguation)
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A prototype is something that is representative of a category of things. The terms derives from the compound Greek word "πρωτότυπο" [sounds like: protOteepo] with the first word "πρώτος" [protos] meaning the "the first one", and the second constituent, the word "τύπος" [teepos], meaning "kind, type, sort, form". It is used to signify that an object/event/situation is novel and the first of its kind, e.g. "the first type of", or to denote that an object/event/situation is distinctly typical and representative of its relevant category.
Prototype may also refer to:
In automotives:
- Citroën Prototype C, range of vehicles created by Citroën from 1955 to 1956
- Citroën Prototype Y, project of replacement of the Citroën Ami studied by Citroën in the early seventies
- Le Mans Prototype, class of sports car racing vehicles specifically designed for endurance racing
In business:
- Mack Prototype, wholly owned subsidiary of Mack Group
- Prototype (company), a Japanese software company
In computer science,
- in software engineering:
- a prototype is an incomplete version of software, built so users can experience some of the proposed features or properties; see software prototyping
- in programming:
- Function prototype, declaration of a function that omits the function body but does specify the function's name, arity, and argument types
- Prototype JavaScript Framework, JavaScript library for the creation of Ajax applications
- Prototype-based programming, style of object-oriented programming in which classes are not present
- Prototype pattern, design pattern similar to the factory method pattern
In music:
- Prototype (band), US rock band with songs featured in the video game True Crime: Streets of LA
- Prototypes (band), French rock band with hits in France and a US CD release
- The Prototypes, UK rock band with a song on the FIFA 07 video game soundtrack
- "Prototype", song by OutKast from their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
- Prototype (BWO album) is the debut album of the Swedish electronica group Bodies Without Organs
In science fiction television:
- "Prototype" (Stargate SG-1), episode from the ninth season of Stargate SG-1
- "Prototype" (Voyager episode), episode in the second season of Star Trek: Voyager
- "Prototype" (Smallville), episode from the sixth season of Smallville
In video games:
- Prototype (game), an open-ended action game under development by Radical Entertainment
In other fields:
- "The Prototype", ring name of professional wrestler John Cena
- Design prototyping, a process of putting together a working model or demonstration
- Pluto prototype, Trans-Neptunian object
- Prototype Theory, model of graded categorization in Cognitive Science
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