Prototype (disambiguation)
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A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...

is something that is representative of a category of things, or an early engineering version of something to be tested.

Prototype may also refer to:

Automobiles

  • Citroën Prototype C
    Citroën Prototype C
    The Citroën Prototype C was a range of vehicles created by Citroën from 1955 to 1956 under the direction of André Lefèbvre. The idea was to produce a water drop-shaped, very lightweight vehicle, which would be more modern and smaller than the 2CV...

    , a range of vehicles created by Citroën from 1955 to 1956
  • Citroën Prototype Y
    Citroën Prototype Y
    The Citroën Prototype Y was a project to develop a replacement for the Citroën Ami, conducted by Citroën in the early seventies. It was superseded by project Citroën VD ....

    , a project of replacement of the Citroën Ami studied by Citroën in the early seventies
  • Sports prototype
    Sports prototype
    A sports prototype, also referred to as simply a prototype, is a form of racing car that is used as a top category in sports car racing. These purpose-built racing cars differ from street-legal and production-based racing cars that also compete in sports car racing.Prototype racing cars have...

    , a broad category of racing cars designed for sports car racing
  • Le Mans Prototype
    Le Mans Prototype
    A Le Mans Prototype is a type of sports prototype race car most notably used in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, American Le Mans Series and Le Mans Series...

    , a class of sports car racing vehicles specifically designed for endurance racing

Business

  • Mack Prototype, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mack Group
  • Prototype (company)
    Prototype (company)
    is a Japanese software company established on March 27, 2006 by Toshio Tabeta, a former producer of Interchannel. While still with Interchannel, Tabeta's team was responsible for mainly developing and publishing versions of visual novels originally published by Visual Art's for consumer platforms...

    , a Japanese software company

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
      Software prototyping
      *Software prototyping, refers to the activity of creating prototypes of software applications, i.e., incomplete versions of the software program being developed...

  • in programming:
    • Function prototype
      Function prototype
      A function prototype in C, Perl or C++ is a declaration of a function that omits the function body but does specify the function's return type, name, arity and argument types...

      , a declaration of a function that omits the function body but does specify the function's name, arity, and argument types
    • prototype, a property of all native JavaScript
      JavaScript
      JavaScript is a prototype-based scripting language that is dynamic, weakly typed and has first-class functions. It is a multi-paradigm language, supporting object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles....

       objects that allows programmers to extend JavaScript's capabilities
    • Prototype JavaScript Framework
      Prototype Javascript Framework
      The Prototype JavaScript Framework is a JavaScript framework created by Sam Stephenson in February 2005 as part of the foundation for Ajax support in Ruby on Rails. It is implemented as a single file of JavaScript code, usually named prototype.js...

      , a JavaScript library for the creation of Ajax applications
    • Prototype-based programming
      Prototype-based programming
      Prototype-based programming is a style of object-oriented programming in which classes are not present, and behavior reuse is performed via a process of cloning existing objects that serve as prototypes. This model can also be known as classless, prototype-oriented or instance-based programming...

      , a style of object-oriented programming in which classes are not present
    • Prototype pattern
      Prototype pattern
      The prototype pattern is a creational design pattern used in software development when the type of objects to create is determined by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects...

      , a design pattern similar to the factory method pattern

Music

  • Prototype (band)
    Prototype (band)
    Prototype is an American progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1994.-1990s:Prototype was formed in 1994, when vocalist and guitarist Vince Levalois and guitarist Kragen Lum stopped performing as the Los Angeles band Psychosis and decided change the band's name to Prototype...

    , a US rock band
  • Prototypes (band)
    Prototypes (band)
    Prototypes are an indie rock band from France.-Personnel:The band comprises:*Stephane Bodin *Isabelle Le Doussal , known on-stage as "Bubble Star"*François Marche -History:In 2006, a song from the band's U.S...

    , a French rock band with hits in France and a US CD release
  • The Prototypes (band), a UK rock band featured on EA Games FIFA 07
  • "Ghetto Musick / Prototype", a song by OutKast from their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
  • Prototype (Bodies Without Organs album)
  • Prototype (Varga album)
    Prototype (Varga album)
    Protoytpe is the debut album from Canadian industrial/metal band Varga.-Tracklisting:#"Unconscience" - 3:46#"Greed" - 3:27#"Wawnah Mère" - 3:34#"Freeze Don't Move" - 3:08#"Self Proclaimed Messiah" - 4:31#"Thief" - 3:13...


Film & Television

  • Prototype (1992 film)
    Prototype (1992 film)
    Prototype, also known as Prototype X29A is a 1992 post-apocalyptic science fiction film.-Plot Summary:Set in a futuristic post-apocalyptic Los Angeles of 2057, Hawkins Coselow, a crippled soldier, along with his ex-lover, Chandra Kerkorian, share vivid psychosexual dreams. Dr...

    , a 1992 science fiction film, also known as Prototype X29A
  • Prototype (TV film), a 1983 TV movie
  • "Prototype" (Stargate SG-1), an episode from the ninth season of Stargate SG-1
  • "Prototype" (Star Trek: Voyager), a 1996 episode in the second season of Star Trek: Voyager
  • "Prototype", an episode from the sixth season of Smallville
  • "Prototype" (George Lopez)
    Prototype (George Lopez)
    "Prototype" is the first episode and the pilot episode of the television series George Lopez. The episode centers on George getting promoted after 15 years working on the assembly line and has to fire either his mom or his best friend.-Plot:...

    , an episode of the television series George Lopez

Video games

  • Prototype (video game)
    Prototype (video game)
    Prototype is an open world action video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision. The game was released in North America on June 9, 2009, and in southwestern parts of North America as well as Oceania on June 10, and was released in Europe on June 12.The game is set in New...

    , an open-ended action game from 2009 developed by Radical Entertainment
  • Prototype 2
    Prototype 2
    Prototype 2 is an upcoming video game set for release on April 24, 2012 in North America. It is currently under development by Canadian developer Radical Entertainment and is the sequel to 2009's Prototype. Like its original, the game is set to be published by Radical Entertainment's owner,...

    , the forthcoming sequel to Prototype, due for release in 2012

Other fields

  • "The Prototype", a ring name of professional wrestler John Cena
    John Cena
    John Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, rapper, and television personality. He is currently signed to WWE as a member of its WWE Raw brand....

  • Prototype theory
    Prototype Theory
    Prototype theory is a mode of graded categorization in cognitive science, where some members of a category are more central than others. For example, when asked to give an example of the concept furniture, chair is more frequently...

    , a model of graded categorization in cognitive science
  • Prototype (comics)
    Prototype (comics)
    Prototype was the name of two characters from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse. The original Prototype was Bob Campbell, who was replaced by the second Prototype, Jimmy Ruiz...

    , the name of two characters from Malibu Comics' Ultraverse
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