The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Model \Mod"el\, n. [F. mod[`e]le, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L.
   modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See
   Mode, and cf. Module.]
   1. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several
      parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the
      same size; as, a [frac1x100] scale model of the B-52
      bomber.
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            In charts, in maps, and eke in models made.
                                                  --Gascoigne.
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            I had my father's signet in my purse,
            Which was the model of that Danish seal. --Shak.
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            You have the models of several ancient temples,
            though the temples and the gods are perished.
                                                  --Addison.
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   2. Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a
      pattern of something to be made; a material representation
      or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan;
      as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of
      a machine.
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            [The application for a patent] must be accompanied
            by a full description of the invention, with
            drawings and a model where the case admits of it.
                                                  --Am. Cyc.
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            When we mean to build
            We first survey the plot, then draw the model.
                                                  --Shak.
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   3. Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for
      imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the
      American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or
      behavior.
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   4. That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.
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            He that despairs measures Providence by his own
            little, contracted model.             --South.
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   5. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.
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            Thou seest thy wretched brother die,
            Who was the model of thy father's life. --Shak.
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   6. A person who poses as a pattern for an artist; as, the
      artist used his daughter as a model for an Indian maiden.
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   7. A person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose
      of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for
      the same purpose; a mannequin[1]; as, a fashion model.

   Syn: mannequin[1].
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              A professional model.               --H. James.
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   8. A particular version or design of an object that is made
      in multiple versions; as, the 1993 model of the Honda
      Accord; the latest model of the HP laserjet printer. For
      many manufactured products, the model name is encoded as
      part of the

   model number.

   Syn: modification[2].
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   9. An abstract and often simplified conceptual representation
      of the workings of a system of objects in the real world,
      which often includes mathematical or logical objects and
      relations representing the objects and relations in the
      real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of
      explaining the workings of the system or predicting its
      behavior under hypothetical conditions; as, the
      administration's model of the United States economy
      predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years;
      different models of the universe assume different values
      for the cosmological constant; models of proton structure
      have grown progressively more complex in the past century.
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   Working model, a model of a machine which can do on a small
      scale the work which the machine itself does, or is
      expected to do.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Model \Mod"el\, a.
   Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model
   house; a model husband.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Model \Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Modeledor Modelled; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Modeling or Modelling.] [Cf. F. modeler, It.
   modellare.]
   To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a
   model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to
   model a house or a government; to model an edifice according
   to the plan delineated.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Model \Mod"el\, v. i. (Fine Arts)
   To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as,
   to model in wax.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

model
    adj 1: worthy of imitation; "exemplary behavior"; "model
           citizens" [syn: exemplary, model(a)]
    n 1: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process;
         "the computer program was based on a model of the
         circulatory and respiratory systems" [syn: model,
         theoretical account, framework]
    2: a type of product; "his car was an old model"
    3: a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor;
       "the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist
       worked from photos" [syn: model, poser]
    4: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
       [syn: model, simulation]
    5: something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model
       of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
       [syn: exemplar, example, model, good example]
    6: someone worthy of imitation; "every child needs a role model"
       [syn: model, role model]
    7: a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his
       example" [syn: model, example]
    8: a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too
       fat to be a mannequin" [syn: mannequin, manikin,
       mannikin, manakin, fashion model, model]
    9: the act of representing something (usually on a smaller
       scale) [syn: model, modelling, modeling]
    v 1: plan or create according to a model or models [syn:
         model, pattern]
    2: form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay" [syn:
       model, mold, mould]
    3: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the
       woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: model, pose,
       sit, posture]
    4: display (clothes) as a mannequin; "model the latest fashion"
    5: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained
       in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn:
       model, simulate]
    6: construct a model of; "model an airplane" [syn: model,
       mock up]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

MODEL

    A Pascal-like language with extensions for
   large-scale system programming and interface with Fortran
   applications.  MODEL includes generic procedures, and a
   "static" macro-like approach to data abstraction.  It
   produces P-code and was used to implement the DEMOS
   operating system on the Cray-1.

   ["A Manual for the MODEL Programming Language", J.B. Morris,
   Los Alamos 1976].

   (1996-05-29)


The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

model
modelling

   1.  A description of observed or predicted
   behaviour of some system, simplified by ignoring certain
   details.  Models allow complex systems, both existent and
   merely specified, to be understood and their behaviour
   predicted.  A model may give incorrect descriptions and
   predictions for situations outside the realm of its intended
   use.  A model may be used as the basis for simulation.

   Note: British spelling: "modelling", US: "modeling".

   (2008-04-28)

   2.  The core part of a Model-View-Controller or
   similar software architecture; the part that stores the data and
   runs the business rules or algorithms.

   (2014-11-27)