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emulator - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun One who emulates; an imitative rival or competitor.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun One who emulates, or strives to equal or surpass.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun A person or thing that emulates .
noun computing A piece of software or hardware that simulates other hardware.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun someone who copies the words or behavior of another
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"The emulator is pretty close, but there are some things we just can't do with it," he says.
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By definition, an emulator is a program that runs software designed for a different machine altogether.
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For the uninitiated, an emulator is any program that allows hardware, such as a PC or smartphone, to run software written for a different machine, altogether.
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For the uninitiated, an emulator is any program that allows hardware, such as a PC or smartphone, to run software written for a different machine, altogether.
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The source for the emulator is licensed under the GPL.
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(Even the emulator is illegal for crying out loud).
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They provide so-called emulator software that allows mainframe applications to run on cheap, off-the-shelf computers.
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