[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) (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program, Syn. computer simulation, Example:a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
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 ]