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E0120100 (ĕm′yə-lāt′)tr.v. em·u·lat·ed, em·u·lat·ing, em·u·lates 1. To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation: an older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.2. To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.3. Computers To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.

[Latin aemulārī, aemulāt-, from aemulus, emulous; see emulous.]

em′u·la′tion (-lā′shən) n.em′u·la′tive adj.em′u·la′tor n.

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Noun

emulator - someone who copies the words or behavior of anotheraper, copycat, imitator, apeindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"epigon, epigone - an inferior imitator of some distinguished writer or artist of musicianparrot - a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated

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[′em·yə‚lād·ər] (computer science) The microprogram-assisted macroprogram which allows a computer to run programs written for another computer.

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Hardware or software that performs emulation.

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Hardware, software or a combination of the two that enables a computer to run programs for another platform. In the past, an emulator was hardware, and a "simulator" was software. Today, emulator more often refers to software. For example, Apple's iOS "simulator" and Google's Android "emulator" are both software utilities that run their respective mobile apps in the computer for testing purposes.

An Emulator Is a Translator
Emulators translate the machine language of a foreign application into the machine language of the computer with the emulator. The operating system may already be ported to the current computer, or it too may be emulated. See emulate, x86 emulator, simulator, terminal emulation, Wine, 3270 emulator, disk emulator, FX 32, ROM emulator, ICE, Mac emulator and Virtual PC for Mac.

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Synonyms for emulator

noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another

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