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prototype

/ˈpɹəʊtətʌɪp/ /-ɾə-/

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noun

Prototype, modèle original

An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.

Examples :

"The teacher showed the class a prototype of a new type of robot for their science project. "

Le professeur a montré à la classe un prototype d'un nouveau type de robot pour leur projet scientifique.

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Prototype, modèle initial

An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.

Examples :

"The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked."

Le prototype avait des fils lâches et des bords rugueux, mais il fonctionnait.

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noun

Prototype, déclaration de fonction

A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.

Examples :

"The C++ header file contains the prototype for the `calculateSum` function, which tells the compiler the function's name, that it returns an integer, and that it accepts two integer inputs, but not how the sum is actually computed. "

Le fichier d'en-tête C++ contient le prototype de la fonction `calculateSum`, qui indique au compilateur le nom de la fonction, qu'elle renvoie un entier et qu'elle accepte deux entrées entières, mais pas comment la somme est réellement calculée.

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Prototype, archétype

An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.

Examples :

"A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not."

Un rouge-gorge est un prototype d'oiseau ; un manchot ne l'est pas.

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noun

Prototype de voiture de course

A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.

Examples :

"The team spent months designing and building the prototype, hoping its speed would win the 24-hour race. "

L'équipe a passé des mois à concevoir et à construire le prototype, espérant que sa vitesse remporterait la course de 24 heures.

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verb

Prototyper

To create a prototype of.

Examples :

"The engineering students will prototype a new water filter design this semester. "

Les étudiants en ingénierie vont prototyper une nouvelle conception de filtre à eau ce semestre.

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