WIPs
Works in progress
WIPs is the plural of WIP, an acronym for "work in progress"—a project that's started but not finished.
The term is common in creative communities where writers, artists, and crafters share unfinished pieces: I have three WIPs sitting in my drafts folder.
In manufacturing and accounting, WIP refers to partially completed inventory.
Incomplete but active endeavor
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- draftsPreliminary written versions
- prototypesOriginal test models
pending · backlog · pipeline · assignments · tasks · endeavors · undertakings · ventures
Original test models
- codingWriting software instructions
- debuggingError removal from programs
- testingExamining to evaluate
- iterationRepeated procedural pass
implementation · versioning · refactoring · staging · beta · alpha · builds · commits
Rough, quick drawings
- draftsPreliminary written versions
- outlinesExternal boundaries or summaries
- roughUneven in surface
- manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
canvases · compositions · storyboards · mockups · revisions · edits · reworks · unpolished
work-in-progress
Incomplete but active endeavor
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- draftsPreliminary written versions
prototypes · pending · backlog · pipeline · assignments · tasks · endeavors · undertakings · ventures · milestones
prototypes
Original test models
iteration · implementation · versioning · refactoring · staging · beta · alpha · builds · commits · branches
sketches
Rough, quick drawings
manuscripts · canvases · compositions · storyboards · mockups · revisions · edits · reworks · unpolished · unrefined
- fiber craftsyarn, wool, cotton, silk, linen
- online artdigital art, fan art, fanart, illustrations, digital painting
Manufactured items ready for use
finished goods · deliverables · final drafts · published works · done
- wiped outUtterly without remaining energy
- wipe outDestroy completely or tumble
- wiping outDestroying completely
- wipe awayRemove by rubbing
- baby wipesPre-moistened infant cleaning cloths
- windshield wipersVehicle glass-clearing blades