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emulation

emu·la·tion

UK/ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ US/ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.
2.

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

3.

effort to equal or surpass another

Origin

From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.

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