[baēpjamløng] (n) EN: model ; scale model ; simulator ; mock-upFR: modèle [ m ] ; modèle réduit [ m ] ; simulateur [ m ] ; dispositif de simulation [ m ]
(n)the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
n. [ F. simulation, L. simulatio. ] The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true. [ 1913 Webster ]