emulator

C2+ Topic:Technology & Computing

US /ˈɛmjəˌleɪtər/ UK /ˈɛmjʊleɪtə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
hardware or software that imitates another system, or one who emulates

The emulator let old console games run on a modern laptop.

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Synonyms

1 noun · hardware or software that... imitator rivalsimulatorcopier

Word family

Related forms emulate emulation emulative emulous

Etymology

From Latin aemulator ('a rival, imitator'), agent noun from aemulari ('to rival, strive to equal'), from aemulus ('rivaling'); the computing sense of imitating one system on another is a 20th-century specialization.

aemulari Latin aemulus Latin

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Technology & Computing Word Formation & Derivatives

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# emulator

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛmjəˌleɪtər/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛmjʊleɪtə/

## Meanings
1. hardware or software that imitates another system, or one who emulates

## Examples
- The emulator let old console games run on a modern laptop.

## Synonyms
- imitator
- rival
- simulator
- copier

## Related Forms
- emulate
- emulation
- emulative
- emulous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: aemulari
- Root: aemulus

## Etymology
From Latin aemulator ('a rival, imitator'), agent noun from aemulari ('to rival, strive to equal'), from aemulus ('rivaling'); the computing sense of imitating one system on another is a 20th-century specialization.

## AI Etymology
Emulator comes from Latin aemulator ('a rival, imitator'), agent noun from aemulari ('to rival, strive to equal'), from aemulus ('rivaling'); the computing sense of imitating one system on another is a 20th-century specialization. The etymological trail includes Latin aemulari and Latin aemulus. As a noun, emulator names hardware or software that imitates another system, or one who emulates. The same family is visible in related forms such as emulate, emulation, emulative, and emulous.

## Topics
- Technology & Computing
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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