Pretotype

//ˈpɹitəˌtaɪp// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A model of product using the smallest possible amount of resources. neologism

    "If, however, you built something inexpensive—a pretotype, in Savoia's parlance—and proved viability, there was still a lot of money on the table."

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a pretotype. neologism

    "They were sending me examples of their pretotypes, asking me for suggestions on how to pretotype their ideas and were even lobbying with their colleqgues and managers to pretotype ideas before building them."

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"If, however, you built something inexpensive—a pretotype, in Savoia's parlance—and proved viability, there was still a lot of money on the table."

Etymology

Clipping of pre-prototype, from pre- + prototype, patterned after prototype.

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