simulator

simulator
simulation sim‧u‧la‧tion [ˌsɪmjˈleɪʆn] noun [countable, uncountable]
an activity or situation that produces conditions which are not real, but have the appearance of being real, used especially for testing something:

• A computer simulation allows project engineers to study in detail the manufacturing process operations at the factory site.

— simulate verb [transitive] :

• The Project Management Game simulates a design and build project on a compressed time scale.

— simulator noun [countable] :

• A new computer simulator has been designed to teach drivers how to handle a skid.

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simulator UK US /ˈsɪmjəleɪtər/ noun [C]
a piece of equipment that is designed to represent real conditions, for example in an aircraft or spacecraft: »

I've got a flight simulator on the computer.


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  • simulator — 1835, of persons, from L. simulator “a copier, feigner,” agent noun from simulare imitate, from stem of similis like (see SIMILAR (Cf. similar)). In reference to training devices for complex systems, from 1947 (flight simulator) …   Etymology dictionary

  • simùlātor — (simulȃtor) m tehn. uređaj koji simulira neku stvarnu pojavu ili proces (vožnju automobilom, avionom i sl.) …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • simulator — simùlātor (simulȃtor) m DEFINICIJA tehn. uređaj koji simulira neku stvarnu pojavu ili proces (vožnju automobilom, avionom i sl.) ETIMOLOGIJA vidi simulirati …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • simulator — [sim′yo͞o lāt΄ər, sim′yəlāt΄ər] n. 1. one that simulates; specif., a training device that duplicates artificially the conditions likely to be encountered in some operation, as in a spacecraft [a flight simulator] 2. a computer that performs… …   English World dictionary

  • Simulator — Sim u*la tor, n. [L.] One who simulates, or feigns. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • simulator — ► NOUN ▪ a machine that simulates the controls and conditions of a real vehicle, process, etc., used for training or testing …   English terms dictionary

  • simulator — UK [ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtə(r)] / US [ˈsɪmjəˌleɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms simulator : singular simulator plural simulators a piece of equipment used for training people to operate an aircraft or other vehicle by simulating the situations that they… …   English dictionary

  • simulator — /sim yeuh lay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that simulates. 2. a machine for simulating certain environmental and other conditions for purposes of training or experimentation: a flight simulator. [1825 35; < L simulator imitator, counterfeiter …   Universalium

  • Simulator — Si|mu|la|tor 〈m. 23〉 Vorrichtung, durch die wirklichkeitsgetreue Bedingungen u. Verhältnisse künstlich hergestellt werden können, zum Beispiel zum Testen von Fahrzeugen od. Flugzeugen [→ simulieren] * * * Si|mu|la|tor, der; s, …oren (Fachspr.):… …   Universal-Lexikon

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