Prototype

How it is used

Engineers design, build, test and improve prototypes. Phrases: prototype testing, first prototype, pre-production prototype. A successful prototype phase usually leads to qualification and then serial production.

Example sentences

1. The first prototype completed its road tests in the winter.

2. We need feedback from the soldiers before we change the prototype.

Common collocations

• build a prototype
• first prototype
• prototype testing
• prototype phase

Related terms

• requirementA clear statement of what a system, product or service must do or achieve, used to guide its design, procurement and testing.
• acceptance testA formal test carried out before the customer takes delivery, to check that a product or system meets the requirements agreed in the contract.
• defence industryThe companies and organisations that design, develop, produce and support military equipment and services for armed forces.
• contractorA company or person that signs a contract to supply goods, build something or provide services, for example to a defence ministry.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• prototype · Software Engineering
• prototype · Game Development
• prototype · UX/UI Design
• prototype · Product Management
• prototype · Mechanical Engineering
• prototype · Entrepreneurship & Startups

More terms: Defence Industry & Procurement

• procurement
• tender
• offset
• capability