prototype vs say

prototype

noun
  • An early sample or model built to test a concept or process. 

  • An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models. 

  • A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car. 

  • An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes. 

  • A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code. 

verb
  • To create a prototype of. 

say

noun
  • Trial by sample; assay; specimen. 

  • Tried quality; temper; proof. 

  • A chance to speak; the right or power to influence or make a decision. 

  • Essay; trial; attempt. 

  • A strainer for milk. 

verb
  • Suppose, assume; used to mark an example, supposition or hypothesis. 

  • To tell, either verbally or in writing. 

  • To indicate in a written form. 

  • To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact. 

  • To recite. 

  • To pronounce. 

  • To try; to assay. 

  • To bet as a wager on an outcome; by extension, used to express belief in an outcome by the speaker. 

  • To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply. 

adv
  • Pick a color you think they'd like, say, peach. 

  • For example; let us assume. 

intj
  • Used to gain someone's attention before making an inquiry or suggestion 

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