noun
- full-size models or replicas of something, built for study, testing, or display
- preliminary designs or layouts showing how something will look when finished
Usage: design; publishing
Examples
- The architects created detailed mockups of the new building.
- Engineers tested the airplane design using scale mockups.
- The graphic designer showed us several mockups for the magazine cover.
- They built mockups of the spacecraft before constructing the real thing.
- The website mockups helped us visualize the final product.
- Car manufacturers use clay mockups to test aerodynamics.