noun. ['ˈproʊtoʊˌtaɪp'] a standard or typical example.
1. Noun, singular or mass To get something like this going, you will have to design a prototype. 2. Adjective Many financial institutions offer prototype SEP plans that are approved by the IRS.
1. The behavior of a human being in sexual matters is often a prototype for the whole of his other modes of reaction in life. - Sigmund Freud, Sexuality and the Psychology of Love