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pretotyping

pretotyping is the present participle and gerund of pretotype.

Meaning of pretotype

Verb

pretotype (third-person singular simple present pretotypes, present participle pretotyping, simple past and past participle pretotyped)

  1. (neologism) 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.2011, Alberto Savoia, Pretotype It: Make sure you are building the right it before you build it right, page 19

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Noun

pretotyping

  1. (neologism) The process of building pretotypes to test the viability of a product before attempting to actually prototype it.
    • Pretotyping differs from prototyping in that the main objective of prototyping is to answer questions related to building the product: Can we build it? Will it work as expected? How much will it cost to build? The purpose of pretotyping is to answer questions about the product's appeal and usage...2013, Penny Pullan, James Archer, Business Analysis and Leadership: Influencing Change, →ISBN, page 129
    • With pretotyping, you never have to say "Sorry, it's not worth experimenting with that idea," because there are hardly any barriers to entry.2014, Hugh Thompson, Bob Sullivan, Getting Unstuck: Break Free of the Plateau Effect, →ISBN

Questions about pretotyping

What does pretotyping mean?
Pretotyping means the process of building pretotypes to test the viability of a product before attempting to actually prototype it.
What is pretotyping the present participle and gerund of?
Pretotyping is the present participle and gerund of pretotype.
What part of speech is pretotyping?
Pretotyping is a noun.

Words near pretotyping in the dictionary

  1. pretorships
  2. pretorture
  3. pretotype
  4. pretotyped
  5. pretotypes
  6. pretotyping
  7. pretouch
  8. pretour
  9. pretournament
  10. pretournaments
  11. pretours

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