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em⋅u⋅la⋅tion

  [em-yuh-ley-shuhn]
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–noun
1. effort or desire to equal or excel others.
2. Obsolete. jealous rivalry.
Origin:
1545–55; < L aemulātiōn- (s. of aemulātiō). See emulate, -ion

Synonyms:
1. imitation, competition.
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em·u·la·tion   (ěm'yə-lā'shən)   
n.  

  1. Effort or ambition to equal or surpass another.

  2. Imitation of another.

  3. Computer Science The process or technique of emulating.

  4. Obsolete Jealous rivalry.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

emulation 
1552, from L. æmulationem, from æmulari "to rival, strive to excel," from æmulus "striving, rivaling," from PIE *aim-olo, from base *aim- "copy." Related to L. imitari "imitate," and to L. imago "image."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

emulation architecture
When one system performs in exactly the same way as another, though perhaps not at the same speed. A typical example would be emulation of one computer by (a program running on) another. You might use an emulation as a replacement for a system whereas you would use a simulation if you just wanted to analyse it and make predictions about it.
(2003-05-22)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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