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    sim.
    abbreviation
    similar.
  • sim
    sim
    noun
    a computer game which simulates an activity such as playing a sport or flying an aircraft

sim.

American  

abbreviation

  1. similar.

  2. simile.


sim British  
/ sɪm /

noun

  1. a computer game which simulates an activity such as playing a sport or flying an aircraft

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“We’ve done some laps in the sim. We’re getting ready, as Mr. H mentioned, do some first real running here in October,” Arrow McLaren director of IndyCar racing Gavin Ward said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 14, 2023

Stat. r. coast-scrubs, mt.-gullies        12.5 Lustrous blue-black, with black centres to feathers; f.,* upper grayish-green; quills dark-brown; tail golden-brown; under yellow, washed bluish-green, marked blackish-brown; young male up to 3 years sim. to f.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

Stat. v.c. timber, open        13.5 Head, neck, under, rump rich deep crimson; feathers of back black, edged crimson; cheeks, shoulders blue; tail tipped pale-blue; f., sim.; young all green at first.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

Stat. c. bays        32 White; wing-quills black; head, hind-neck buff; f., sim.; young brown spotted.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

Mig. c. swamps        19 Nocturnal; crown, nape black; long white plumes from nape; upper rich chestnut; abdomen white; neck, chest reddish-chestnut; f., sim.; young mottled brown, buff.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

From this month it is now illegal to share your sim card with anyone other than a close relative.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2025

Meanwhile, O2 confirmed his new sim card was on its way, but it was connected to a different mobile phone number.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2025

Using an anonymous device, perhaps a smartphone only identifiable by its sim card, the team build a picture of the target.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2024

Had Glasnow completed his two-inning sim game as scheduled, he would have been on track to return before the end of the regular season.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2024

“I was just wondering if you’re competing in the sim test tomorrow.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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