mock-up

 

• mockup

Circa 1915–1920, deverbal from mock up (verb), by imitation of French maquette.^[1]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒkˌʌp/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑkˌʌp/
• enPR: mŏkˈ-ŭpˌ

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mock-up (plural mock-ups)

1. A scale or full-size model of a design or device which is not fully functional, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation, promotion, or other purposes.
   • 1964 February, “British Railways' passenger plans”, in Modern Railways, page 73:

     The second-class accommodation shown in mock-up at last year's Railway Design exhibition in London was open saloon, but there is still nagging concern that the public has expressed a clear preference for compartments.

   • 2022 January 12, “News in pictures: Liverpool carriage goes to college”, in Rail, number 948, page 20:

     A full-size mock-up carriage of a Liverpool City Region Class 777, built as a part of the design process, has been transferred to the National College for Advanced Transportation & Infrastructure (NCATI) in Doncaster, to be used as a teaching aid.

2. A prototype, usually low-fidelity, such as a paper illustration, screenshot, or simple screen configuration with limited interaction.
   • 1930, Renwick of Otley, Pre-production Proofs and Mock-ups Documenting the Publication of "My Favourite Alphabet", Renwick of Otley:
   • 2007, Canada. Health Canada, Environics Research Group, Testing of Mock-ups of Health Warning Messages and Warning Notices on Tobacco Product Advertisements for Smokeless Tobacco: Final Report, Health Canada:
   • 2018, Dr Low Lee Yong, I Dare to Dream Making Possible the Impossible:

     I knew that the software was a mock up and as such it would require the team at least half an hour to put together the components before I could proceed.

   • 2019, Squared Grid Notebook: Square Grid Notebook/Journal, Elite Blank Books:

     This 5mm square grid notebook is great to use for diagrams, mock-ups, designs, everyday use, notes, calculations, lists, doodling, musings or other creativity projects.

• “mock-up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.