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sim⋅u⋅la⋅tor

[sim-yuh-ley-ter]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1825–35; < L simulātor imitator, counterfeiter. See simulate, -tor
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sim·u·la·tor   (sĭm'yə-lā'tər)   
n.  One that simulates, especially an apparatus that generates test conditions approximating actual or operational conditions.
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Main Entry: sim·u·la·tor
Pronunciation: 'sim-y&-"lAt-&r
Function: noun
: a device that enables the operator to reproduce orrepresent under test conditions phenomena likely to occur in actual performance simulator used to study behavior in highway emergencies>
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