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Mock-up
//ˈmɑkˌʌp// noun
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Noun
- 1 A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.
"The second-class accommodation shown in mock-up at last year's Railway Design exhibition in London was open saloon, but there is still nagging concern that the public has expressed a clear preference for compartments."
- 2 full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display wordnet
- 3 A prototype, usually low-fidelity, such as a paper illustration, screenshot, or simple screen configuration with limited interaction.
"I knew that the software was a mock up and as such it would require the team at least half an hour to put together the components before I could proceed."
Etymology
First use appears c. 1915–1920, deverbal from mock up (verb), by imitation of French maquette.
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