pretotype /ˈpɹiːtətaɪp/noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A model of product using the smallest possible amount of resources.If, however, you built something inexpensive—a pretotype, in Savoia's parlance—and proved viability, there was still a lot of money on the table. — 2013 verb1 •To make a pretotype.Most, if not all, ideas can be prototyped (or pretotyped), — 2014 formspretotyped · pretotyping · pretotypes