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preproduction

preproduction

1 6.1
A short first batch of sample products to test design and assembly
  • noun
  • /ˌpriːprəˈdʌkʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : preproducción
  • The engineers finalized their designs after testing several preproduction prototypes.
  • preproduction model
  • preproduction version
  • preproduction unit

Examples

  • Developers often encounter issues with preproduction units that need addressing before full-scale manufacturing begins.

  • (preproduction or production model).

    Blog text (11)

  • These were preproduction models, so there may be more sound-deadening material for the production models.

    Blog text (12)

  • Companies, therefore, benefit tremendously from errors caught at the prototype or preproduction stages.

    Academic text (1998)

  • During our review, the preproduction models showed promising features that will be improved in the final version.

Synonyms

trial run
vspreproduction
13 3.2

A short test to see if something works well before real use

is a short manufacturing run producing sample units to test tooling and assembly
mock-up
vspreproduction
  • Specialized
10 4.8

A full size model of something to test or show it

is a short manufacturing run making functional sample units to test production
pretesting
vspreproduction
  • Specialized
4.1

A small test of a survey or product before full use to find problems and make it better

is a brief manufacturing run that makes sample units to test assembly
premodel
vspreproduction
  • Specialized
6.8

A simple early version of a design used to test ideas

is a short manufacturing run that produces sample units to test assembly

How Final

production
304 2.7
preproduction
  • Specialized
1 6.1
to prototype
1 4.2

Surface Forms

preproduction singular
preproductions plural

Morphology

preproduction = production (semi-transparent) = pre + produce + ion

The meaning is broadly 'before production', but this sense specifically refers to a trial manufacturing run rather than any stage before production.

Etymology

Preproduction comes from pre- meaning 'before' and production meaning 'making' or 'creating goods', and it describes a small test run or sample items made to check a product before full production. So, it is a trial batch used to find and fix problems before mass making.