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.
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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
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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
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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock-up. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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