"A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process. It is a term used in a ...
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variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and software programming. A prototype is generally used to evaluate a new design to enhance precision by system analysts and users. Prototyping serves to provide specifications for a real, working system rather than a theoretical one. In some design workflow models, creating a prototype (a process sometimes called materialization) is the step between the formalization and the evaluation of an idea." - (en.wikipedia.org 05.10.2019)
