mock up
Rough preliminary version
To mock up is to create a rough or preliminary version of something—a design, product, or layout—for testing or demonstration purposes.
A mock-up shows what the finished thing will look like without full functionality: We mocked up the website before coding it.
The noun mockup (often one word) is the model itself: The architect presented a cardboard mockup of the building.
Edge-only geometric model
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- sampleSubset for study
maquette · proof of concept · working model · demonstration · trial run · replica · facsimile · scale model
Spatial arrangement of elements
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
- conceptAbstract mental construct
interface · UI · UX · composition · arrangement · framework · structure · visual design
Interpretive depiction or performance
- 3D modelDigital three-dimensional representation
- simulationImitation of real processes
- graphicVividly detailed or visual
- illustrationPicture explaining something
concept art · perspective · projection · photomontage · visual representation · preview · display · virtual model
wireframe
Edge-only geometric model
sample · maquette · proof of concept · working model · demonstration · trial run · replica · facsimile · scale model · template
layout
Spatial arrangement of elements
- blueprintDetailed technical drawing
- schematicSimplified technical diagram
- diagramSimplified explanatory sketch
concept · interface · UI · UX · composition · arrangement · framework · structure · visual design · page layout
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
- 3D modelDigital three-dimensional representation
- simulationImitation of real processes
- graphicVividly detailed or visual
illustration · concept art · perspective · projection · photomontage · visual representation · preview · display · virtual model
mock upfinal product
Completed output ready for use
finished product · the real thing · final version · end product · genuine article