Pretotyping
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The process of building pretotypes to test the viability of a product before attempting to actually prototype it. neologism
"Pretotyping differs from prototyping in that the main objective of prototyping is to answer questions related to building the product: Can we build it? Will it work as expected? How much will it cost to build? The purpose of pretotyping is to answer questions about the product's appeal and usage: Would people want this product? Will they use it as expected?"
- 1 present participle and gerund of pretotype form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Pretotyping differs from prototyping in that the main objective of prototyping is to answer questions related to building the product: Can we build it? Will it work as expected? How much will it cost to build? The purpose of pretotyping is to answer questions about the product's appeal and usage: Would people want this product? Will they use it as expected?"
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