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proh tuh tahyp

  • n  a standard or typical example
    he is the prototype of good breeding

  • The prototype confirmed their worst fears: "In the world of terrorist weaponry," writes Suskind, "this was the equivalent of splitting the atom.
  • Before his 50th birthday, the little Spaniard from Malaga had become the very prototype of the modern artist as public figure.
  • Of course, the Hy-wire is just a prototype, and getting the first production units on the road by 2010 would require the notoriously sluggish auto industry to shift gears a lot .
News & Articles

  • Successful rollout for new Porsche LMP1 sports prototype
    Stuttgart. The new Porsche LMP1 sports prototype, which will compete in the sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and in the 24 Hours of Le Mans from 2014, successfully completed its first rollout today on the Porsche test track in Weissach. Before the eyes of the entire Board of Porsche AG, Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard took his new ‘wheels’ through its initial function ... Keep ...
    June 12, 2013 - Motorsport.com
  • Smartphone chips to power prototype supercomputer
    Smartphone and tablet chips are now making their way into high-performance computers, providing an energy-efficient alternative to the power-hungry server chips used in the world’s fastest supercomputers. The Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) has built a prototype supercomputer running on ARM processors that will be deployed in July, the research center said in a statement Wednesday. The ...
    June 12, 2013 - PC World
  • BMW 2-Series Prototype Wipes Out On The Autobahn During Testing
    Just stumbled upon this article of a BMW 2-Series prototype crash on a German Autobahn yesterday evening.
    June 10, 2013 - Auto Spies

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