prototype pattern

noun

A creational design pattern that determines the type of objects to create by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects.

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Meanings

nounprototype pattern (plural prototype patterns)

plural prototype patterns

  1. computingA creational design pattern that determines the type of objects to create by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects.

Translations

German Prototyp
  • Prototypcreational design pattern
Polish prototyp
  • prototypcreational design pattern
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APA

prototype pattern. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prototype%20pattern

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prototype pattern,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prototype%20pattern.

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