A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process. It is a term used in a variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and software pr
A prototype of an electronics project
Prototype signage on the Boise Greenbelt, testing for rust, paint-fastness, durability, etc.
A simple electronic circuit prototype on a breadboard
In manufacturing and design, a mockup, or mock-up, is a scale or full-size model of a design or device, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, and other purposes. A mockup may
Prototype
…machine (e.g., automobiles, domestic appliances, consumer electronics) whose designers would like to have built by mass production means, as opposed to a mockup, which is an inert representation of a machine's appearance, often made of some non-durable substance. An electronics designer often builds the first…
The shuttle sitting outside the Space Shuttle America ride is an example of a mockup
Google Street View mockup in Freiheit statt Angst demonstration, Berlin, September 11, 2010
Boeing 2707 mockup at the Hiller Aviation Museum
A mockup of a tailcoat, displaying several common traits of mockups; it is unlined, has only one sleeve and one tail, is made in an unusual fabric, and has unfinished seams