pretotype means A model of product using the smallest possible amount of resources.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pretotype ranks #1,028 of 20,675 for Qualifying.
pretotype is pronounced /ˈpɹitəˌtaɪp/.
Etymology
Clipping of pre-prototype, from pre- + prototype, patterned after prototype.
noun
- A model of product using the smallest possible amount of resources.“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
- To make a pretotype.“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.”