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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Boeing closed the Downey facility in 1999, and the mock-up bounced around storage facilities for more than 20 years.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Without a path to resolution, owners must start again
After 16 months, the new addition hardly looks like the temple outlined in architectural mock-ups.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
Tesla has shown off mock-ups of an Uber-like app that might allow a rider to hail an autonomous Tesla cab.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
General Atomics View 1 Images Giving a preview of the future of military aircraft, General Atomics unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which is an autonomous warplane designed to augment air forces with cheaper, expendable robotic fighters.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Without a path to resolution, owners must start again
After 16 months, the new addition hardly looks like the temple outlined in architectural mock-ups.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
Tesla has shown off mock-ups of an Uber-like app that might allow a rider to hail an autonomous Tesla cab.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2024
General Atomics View 1 Images Giving a preview of the future of military aircraft, General Atomics unveiled a full-scale mock-up of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), which is an autonomous warplane designed to augment air forces with cheaper, expendable robotic fighters.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock-up. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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