mock up
To make a rough version of something, like a model or a test design, to show how it will look.
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To make a rough model or prototype of a product or design for testing or presentation purposes.
"The design team mocked up three different versions of the packaging before the client chose one."
To create a visual or digital sample of how something will look, such as a webpage or advertisement.
"I'll mock up a homepage design this afternoon so the client can give feedback tomorrow."
To assemble a rough physical replica of something for display or testing, not for actual use.
"The set designers mocked up a full-scale cockpit for the actors to rehearse in."
Common in design, advertising, publishing, engineering, and software development. The resulting object is called a 'mock-up' or 'mockup'. A mock-up is not the final product — it is used to test ideas or present concepts to clients.
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