demo
Showroom floor model
Demo is short for demonstration—a sample or preview showing how something works.
Software companies release demos to let users try before buying.
A band records a demo to shop to record labels.
In protest contexts, demo is British slang for a demonstration: There's a demo in the square this afternoon.
As a verb, to demo something is to demonstrate it or, in construction, to demolish it.
First functional specimen
- mockupPreliminary design representation
- betaGreek alphabet's second letter
- alphaFirst Greek letter
- proof-of-conceptFeasibility demonstration
pilot · sample · trial · hands-on · showcase · preview · walkthrough · feature
Sequential instructional guide
- how-toPractical instruction format
- guideLeader or instruction book
- lessonUnit of teaching
- instructionGuidance for action
training · hands-on · interactive · video · software · gameplay
Sequential visual display
- PowerPointMicrosoft's presentation application
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
- screencastDigital display capture
webinar · presenting · visualization · animation · graphics · live · pitch · explainer
Follow-up audition invitation
- castingShaping through liquid form
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- performanceCarrying out a task
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
reel · showcase · actor · actress · talent · headshot · portfolio · director
Rhythmic group walk
- rallyGathering for a cause
- placardNotice on a board
- picketPointed fence stake
- chantingRhythmic repetitive vocalization
megaphone · sit-in · boycott · civil disobedience · demonstrators · solidarity · movement · resistance
prototype
First functional specimen
proof-of-concept · pilot · sample · trial · hands-on · showcase · preview · walkthrough · feature · interface
walkthrough
Sequential instructional guide
instruction · training · hands-on · interactive · video · software · gameplay
slideshow
Sequential visual display
- PowerPointMicrosoft's presentation application
- keynoteCentral theme or speech
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
screencast · webinar · presenting · visualization · animation · graphics · live · pitch · explainer
callback
Follow-up audition invitation
- castingShaping through liquid form
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- performanceCarrying out a task
monologue · reel · showcase · actor · actress · talent · headshot · portfolio · director · role
march
Rhythmic group walk
chanting · megaphone · sit-in · boycott · civil disobedience · demonstrators · solidarity · movement · resistance · activism
track
Path or monitored route
vinyl · A-side · promo · mixtape · sampler · teaser · remix · release
- videosvideos, clip, clips, video clip, films
- beginner-friendlyeasy, simple, basic, guided, tutorial
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- displaysLCD, LED, OLED, display stand, display case
- free samplesfree samples, free trial, giveaways, giveaway, tester
- free stufffree trial, freeware, public domain, creative commons, free software
demofinal product
Completed output ready for use
finished product · full version · gold master · live version · RTM
democonstruction
Process of building something
build · creation · implementation · development · assembly
- demolition derbyCompetitive automotive destruction event
- demo tapesSelf-recorded promotional music
- demographic changesAlterations in population composition
- demolition derbiesAutomotive destruction competitions
- controlled demolitionDeliberate structural collapse
- live demoReal-time product demonstration
demonstrate, demolition, demonstration, demonstrated, demagogue, demonstrates, demonstrative, demonstrating, demos