mock-up

noun

ˈmäk-ˌəp How to pronounce mock-up (audio)
ˈmȯk-
1
: a full-sized structural model built to scale chiefly for study, testing, or display
2
: a working sample (as of a magazine) for reviewing format, layout, or content

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The space shuttle Challenger was built there and the city is proudly restoring its original mock-up. Unlike surrounding cities, Downey has its own police and fire departments, along with a hospital, newspaper, mall and thriving business districts. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024 As spotted by one website and shared on Reddit, these have now combined in the form of a mock-up of a broken screen, a kaleidoscope of flashing colors behind a popup warning that your phone is faulty and has been infected with a virus. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Other tests set fire to mock-ups of mass timber buildings and record the results. Kurt Kleiner, JSTOR Daily, 7 Nov. 2024 Boeing closed the Downey facility in 1999, and the mock-up bounced around storage facilities for more than 20 years. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mock-up 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mock-up was in 1920

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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock-up. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

mock-up

noun
ˈmäk-ˌəp,
ˈmȯk-
: a full-sized model built for study, testing, or display
a mock-up of a car

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