Prototype and Sample

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Prototype noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.

Usage example: a literary character who is universally regarded as the ultimate prototype of the spoiled, willful Southern belle

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Sample is a synonym for prototype in example topic. In some cases you can use "Sample" instead a noun "Prototype".

Sample noun - A number of things selected from a group to stand for the whole.

Usage example: based on a sample of the menu items, we decided that this was the best restaurant in town

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Prototype is a synonym for sample in model topic. You can use "Prototype" instead a noun "Sample", if it concerns topics such as example.

Nearby Words: sampling, sampler, sampled, samp

old	old prototype	old sample
short	short prototype	short sample
original	original prototype	original sample
single	single prototype	single sample
Other adjectives: obvious, actual, new, incomplete, working, titular, stolen.

It can also serve as an alternative explanation to why there are No Plans, No Prototype, No Backup: it's not that the technology was lost but rather, the individual sample was a result of a one-time event that cannot be recreated.

Source: Miraculous Malfunction

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