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  • noun The rapid creation of prototypes of a new product for demonstration and research purposes

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Examples

  • “Rapid prototyping is a really cool thing to do,” he gushed after completing his mini-game.

    On the Scene at the Game Developers Conference: Day 2 « PubliCola 2010

  • "We are ge tting to the stage where design and prototyping is possible," Mr. Wellmann said.

    Rethinking the Light Bulb Evan Ramstad 2010

  • The Import function supports retrieving web pages over HTTP (in any of several representations, including XML) as well as importing Apache log files, which is great for prototyping from the raw data.

    Wolfram Blog : Mathematica for Web Analytics 2009

  • This does of course all speak to the idea of prototyping with

    Boagworld recommends 2009

  • Another reason is to do team-building exercises, the process of "prototyping" something in a new setting can motivate the participants and help them form a group identity.

    Second Life Business Exodus? 2007

  • He shook Charlie’s hand, saying in so many words that he was warming to the idea of prototyping Nimbus, but he wanted Charlie in exchange.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • He shook Charlie’s hand, saying in so many words that he was warming to the idea of prototyping Nimbus, but he wanted Charlie in exchange.

    Three Stages of Amazement Carol Edgarian 2011

  • Many of our new products today, we designed using simulation and modeling versus bench scale kind of prototyping that we did years ago.

    SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page 2010

  • * Perform hands-on software development tasks, such as prototyping, feature development, bug fixing, unit testing and writing automated functional tests

    jobs.joelonsoftware.com 2010

  • Yes, the amount of engineering required of a car to meet modern demands has grown enormously, but then modern technology has made, for example, the production of one-off components - "prototyping", to use the industry jargon - much easier.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010

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