prototype

Definition

  • noun: an original or first model of something from which other forms are copied or developed
  • noun: an original model on which something is patterned
  • synonyms: exemplar, archetype, original

Examples

  • The Sherlock Holmes stories are the 'prototypes' of modern detective stories.

  • He is the 'prototype' of a conservative businessman.

  • He is developing a 'prototype' for his invention.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) We knew you'd be back. After all, it was programmed in you. Oh. And you executed that programming beautifully. What am I? You are an infiltration prototype. The only one of your kind. We resurrected you, advanced Cyberdyne's work, amended it. You're dead. Calculations confirm Serena Kogan's (..)
    2009 Terminator Salvation