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EMULATION

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• EMULATION (noun)
The noun EMULATION has 3 senses:

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

Familiarity information: EMULATION used as a noun is uncommon.

• EMULATION (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Ambition to equal or excel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("emulation" is a kind of...):

ambition; aspiration; dream (a cherished desire)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

(computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("emulation" is a kind of...):

technique (a practical method or art applied to some particular task)

Domain category:

computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emulation"):

terminal emulation ((computer science) having a computer act exactly like a terminal)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

Effort to equal or surpass another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("emulation" is a kind of...):

imitation (copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else)

"He who sleeps forgets his hunger."
(English proverb)
"Overtakes whom gets, and stones whom doesn't"
(Azerbaijani proverb)
"Meaningless laughter is a sign of ill-breeding."
(Arabic proverb)
"The most beautiful laughter comes from the mouth of a mourner."
(Corsican proverb)

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