emulation

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ UK /ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #100570

Meanings

1

noun
The effort to match or do as well as someone you admire.

His hard work was held up as a model worthy of emulation.
2

noun
The act of making one computer system imitate another.

The game runs on a modern PC through emulation of the old console.

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Forms emulations

Related forms emulate emulative emulator

Etymology

From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.

émulation Middle French aemulātiō Latin

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# emulation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən
**IPA (UK):** ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən
**Frequency rank:** 100570

## Meanings
1. The effort to match or do as well as someone you admire.
2. The act of making one computer system imitate another.

## Examples
- His hard work was held up as a model worthy of emulation.
- The game runs on a modern PC through emulation of the old console.

## Related Forms
- emulate
- emulative
- emulator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: émulation
- Root: aemulātiō

## Etymology
From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.

## AI Etymology
Emulation is from Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō. Important recorded forms include émulation (Middle French) and aemulātiō (Latin). Current senses include the effort to match or do as well as someone you admire and the act of making one computer system imitate another. The wider family includes related words such as emulate, emulative, and emulator.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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