Meanings
nounproof of concept (plural proofs of concepts or proofs of concept)
plural proofs of concepts · plural proofs of concept · alternative proof-of-concept
- A short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility.
Synonyms: feasibility study
- perhaps nonstandardcomputingA proof of technology or pilot project.
Synonyms: proof of technology, pilot project
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility.
Similar
feasibility study
nounA proof of technology or pilot project.
Translations
French démonstration de faisabilité, preuve de concept
- démonstration de faisabilitémethod to demonstrate feasibility
- preuve de conceptmethod to demonstrate feasibility
German Machbarkeitsstudie, Prinzipientest
- Machbarkeitsstudiemethod to demonstrate feasibility
- Prinzipientestmethod to demonstrate feasibility
- Machbarkeitsstudieproof of technology
Hungarian megvalósíthatósági tanulmány
- megvalósíthatósági tanulmánymethod to demonstrate feasibility
Italian proof of concept, prova di fattibilità
- proof of conceptmethod to demonstrate feasibility
- prova di fattibilitàmethod to demonstrate feasibility
Spanish demostración de factibilidad, comprobación de concepto
- demostración de factibilidadmethod to demonstrate feasibility
- comprobación de conceptomethod to demonstrate feasibility
- constatación de tecnologíaproof of technology
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