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1.NounAn original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2.NounAn early sample or model built to test a concept or process."The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked."
3.NounA declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
4.NounAn instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes."A robin is a prototype of a bird; a penguin is not."
5.NounA 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.
6.VerbTo create a prototype of.
7.VerbTo imitate or emulate.