emulations
Efforts to match
Emulations are acts of imitating or attempting to match someone admired.
In computing, emulations are systems that mimic other systems—software that lets one device behave like another: PlayStation emulations on PC, vintage arcade emulations.
The word carries either admiration (striving to equal a mentor) or technical precision (replicating hardware behavior exactly).
Adaptive resemblance to another
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- followingComing after another
mirroring · aping · simulation · reproduction · impersonation · patterning · echoing · paralleling
Artificial replicas of processes
- virtual machinesEmulated computer systems
- ROMsFixed storage chips
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
- WINEFermented grape beverage
legacy software · hypervisors · firmware · backward compatibility · virtualization
Struggle for supremacy
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- outperformingDoing better than others
surpassing · challenging · competing · striving · ambition · one-upmanship · outdoing · besting
People others emulate
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- admirationDeep respect felt
- ambitionDesire for achievement
striving · idealization · heroes · exemplars · standards · benchmarks · paragons · goals
mimicry
Adaptive resemblance to another
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
following · mirroring · aping · simulation · reproduction · impersonation · patterning · echoing · paralleling · matching
simulations
Artificial replicas of processes
- virtual machinesEmulated computer systems
- ROMsFixed storage chips
- retro gamingPlaying older video games
WINE · legacy software · hypervisors · firmware · backward compatibility · virtualization
competition
Struggle for supremacy
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- vyingCompeting eagerly for something
- matchingIdentical in appearance
outperforming · surpassing · challenging · competing · striving · ambition · one-upmanship · outdoing · besting · exceeding
role models
People others emulate
- mentorshipGuidance from experienced person
- inspirationSource of creative impulse
- admirationDeep respect felt
ambition · striving · idealization · heroes · exemplars · standards · benchmarks · paragons · goals · excellence
emulationsoriginals
Authentic first versions
innovations · inventions · originations · prototypes · archetypes
emulationsindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · disregard · unconcern · complacency · contentment
emulationsauthenticity
Quality of being genuine
genuineness · originality · self-expression · individuality · uniqueness