Emulation

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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The use of a data processing system to imitate another data processing system, so that the imitating system accepts the same data, executes the same programs, and achieves the same results as the imitated system.

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Systems and software engineering —Vocabulary1 senseview framework →

§1: The use of a data processing system to imitate another data processing system, so that the imitating system accepts the same data, executes the same programs, and achieves the same results as the imitated system.

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →

§1: effort to equal or surpass another
§2: (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
§3: ambition to equal or excel