proof of concept

See also: proof-of-concept

English

Alternative forms

• proof-of-concept

Noun

proof of concept (plural proofs of concepts or proofs of concept)

1. A short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility.
2. (software engineering, perhaps nonstandard) A proof of technology or pilot project.

Synonyms

• (method to demonstrate feasibility): feasibility study
• (proof of technology): proof of technology, pilot project

Hypernyms

• (method to demonstrate feasibility): method, realization
• (proof of technology): pilot project

Translations

method to demonstrate feasibility

• French: démonstration de faisabilité f, preuve de concept f
• German: Machbarkeitsstudie (de) f, Prinzipientest m
• Hungarian: megvalósíthatósági tanulmány (hu)
• Italian: proof of concept m, prova di fattibilità f
• Spanish: demostración de factibilidad f, comprobación de concepto f

proof of technology

• German: Machbarkeitsstudie (de) f
• Spanish: constatación de tecnología f

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English proof of concept.

Noun

proof of concept m

1. proof of concept