simulator

[ sim-yuh-ley-ter ]
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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 of simulator

1
First recorded in 1825–35, simulator is from the Latin word simulātor imitator, counterfeiter. See simulate, -tor

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British Dictionary definitions for simulator

simulator

/ (ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtə) /


noun
  1. any device or system that simulates specific conditions or the characteristics of a real process or machine for the purposes of research or operator training: space simulator

  2. a person who simulates

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