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Prototype

Something you can click through to test an idea.

Definition

An interactive representation of a design, at whatever fidelity is needed to answer a specific question.

Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.

In plain language

Something you can click through to test an idea.

Example

A clickable flow used in usability testing to find out whether people can complete setup.

Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.

Deeper reading

The full entry behind this definition.

Related concept

Connected closely enough to change how you apply this.

Nearby in the Atlas

Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.