PROTOTYPES
Noun
prototypes
plural of prototype
Source: Wiktionary
PROTOTYPE
Pro"to*type, n. Etym: [F., from L. prototypus original, primitive,
Gr. Proto-, and Type]
Definition: An original or model after which anything is copied; the
pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or the
like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.
They will turn their backs on it, like their great precursor and
prototype. Burke.
PROTOTYPE
Pro"to*type, n. Etym: [F., from L. prototypus original, primitive,
Gr. Proto-, and Type]
Definition: An original or model after which anything is copied; the
pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied, cast, or the
like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.
They will turn their backs on it, like their great precursor and
prototype. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition