prototype device

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meaningsofprototypeanddevice

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prototype
noun[C]
uk
/ˈprəʊ.tə.taɪp/us
/ˈproʊ.t̬ə.taɪp/
the first example of something, such as a machine or other industrial product, from which all later forms ...
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device
noun[C]
uk
/dɪˈvaɪs/us
/dɪˈvaɪs/
an object or machine that has been invented for a ...
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(Definition ofprototypeanddevicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Aprototypedevicewas constructed, and the potential of this device was demonstrated experimentally.
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For example, a fully operationalprototypedevicedetecting casein in milk has been fabricated.
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Theprototypedevicewas only capable of dispensing one smell at a time.
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Operating on the same principles as traditional tubes,prototypedevicecathodes have been fabricated in several different ways.
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The system was more of aprototypedevicethan a first-generation product, and it was sold primarily to research institutions.
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Returning home with a set of plans andprototypedevicegiven back to him by the office, he discovers it to be a time machine.
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So far projects which have finally produced prototype devices and machines have been described but with varying levels of performance.
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It is understood that the fish farming industry is undertaking on-site evaluation of the effectiveness of several prototype devices.
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Prototype devices have been built and tested in laboratory and field-based trials.
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It claims to provide developers with the opportunity to test full-scale grid-connected prototype devices in unrivalled wave and tidal conditions.
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Other work remains in testing prototype devices to ascertain if they are ready for widespread commercial use.
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