prototypal

adj : representing or constituting an original type after which

other similar things are patterned; "archetypal

patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"

[syn: {archetypal}, {archetypical}, {prototypic}, {prototypical}]

prototyping

The creation of a model and the {simulation} of all aspects of

a product. {CASE} tools support different degrees of

prototyping. Some offer the end-user the ability to review

all aspects of the {user interface} and the structure of

documentation and reports before code is generated.