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Proto vs Prototype - What's the difference?

proto | prototype |

As nouns the difference between proto and prototype

is that proto is proton while prototype is an original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations.

As a verb prototype is

to create a prototype of.

proto

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something
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    prototype

    English

    (wikipedia prototype)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An original object or form which is a basis for other objects, forms, or for its models and generalizations
  • An early sample or model built to test a concept or process
    • The prototype had loose wires and rough edges, but it worked.
  • (semantics) An 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.
  • (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters but none of the body, or actual code.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * prototype theory

    Related terms

    * first article

    Verb

    (prototyp)
  • To create a prototype of.