emulation

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
3. (countable, uncountable) Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.

Synonyms

rivalry

competition

antagonism

contest

imitation

opposition

mimicry

contention

race

vying

conflict

mimic

duplication

copy

aemulation

racing

bee

🐝

simulation

stylisation

stylization

following the example

emulator

emulate

mimesis

Translations

émulation

emulazione

Emulation

emulación

rivalità

Rivalität

yarışma

Wettbewerb

emulação

rekabet

Konkurrenz

Konkurrenzkampf

yarış

emulació

Wetteifer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.