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mock-up en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈmɒkˌʌp/ (UK)
• mŏkˈ-ŭpˌ
• /ˈmɑkˌʌp/ (US)

Etymology

First use appears c. 1915–1920, deverbal from mock up (verb), by imitation of French maquette.

Meanings

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.
   • 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. 2022 January 12, “News in pictures: Liverpool carriage goes to college”, in Rail, number 948, page 20:
   • 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. 1964 February, “British Railways' passenger plans”, in Modern Railways, page 73:
2. A prototype, usually low-fidelity, such as a paper illustration, screenshot, or simple screen configuration with limited interaction.
   • 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. 2019, Squared Grid Notebook: Square Grid Notebook/Journal, Elite Blank Books:
   • 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. 2018, Dr Low Lee Yong, I Dare to Dream Making Possible the Impossible:

Forms

Translations (51)

tr numune (scale or full-size model) · hu makett (scale or full-size model) · id maket (scale or full-size model) · ca prototip (scale or full-size model) · fi malli (scale or full-size model) · de Nachbildung (scale or full-size model) · id tiruan (scale or full-size model) · fr modèle (scale or full-size model) · it modello (scale or full-size model) · fr maquette (scale or full-size model) · es prototipo (scale or full-size model) · ja 模型 (scale or full-size model) · de Mockup (scale or full-size model) · ko 목업 (scale or full-size model) · cs maketa (scale or full-size model) · be маке́т (scale or full-size model) · ru маке́т (scale or full-size model) · pl makieta (scale or full-size model) · ru бутафо́рия (scale or full-size model) · cmn 模型 (scale or full-size model) · ga samhailghaireas (scale or full-size model) · bg моде́л (scale or full-size model) · ja モックアップ (scale or full-size model) · de Vorführmodell (scale or full-size model) · tr örnek (scale or full-size model) · sv attrapp (scale or full-size model) · de Modell (scale or full-size model) · ko 모형 (scale or full-size model) · ca maqueta (scale or full-size model) · uk моде́ль (scale or full-size model) · ro machetă (scale or full-size model) · cs model (scale or full-size model) · pt maquete (scale or full-size model) · fi mallikappale (scale or full-size model) · el μακέτα (scale or full-size model) · ru моде́ль (scale or full-size model) · it simulacro (scale or full-size model) · hu modell (scale or full-size model) · be мадэ́ль (scale or full-size model) · es maqueta (scale or full-size model) · hu mintadarab (scale or full-size model) · fi maketti (scale or full-size model) · tr model (scale or full-size model) · ro model (scale or full-size model) · ga samhail (scale or full-size model) · pt modelo (scale or full-size model) · ga balbhshamhail (scale or full-size model) · bg маке́т (scale or full-size model) · uk маке́т (scale or full-size model) · cmn 樣機 /样机 (scale or full-size model) · ja 木型 (scale or full-size model)