simulator
Virtual practice machine
A simulator is a device or program that imitates real-world conditions or systems for training, testing, or entertainment.
Flight simulators let pilots practice without leaving the ground.
Driving simulators test vehicle designs.
In gaming, simulators recreate activities from farming to surgery: I've logged hundreds of hours in that truck simulator.
The term extends to any system that models complex processes: a climate simulator, a nuclear reactor simulator.
Pilot's control compartment
- joystickTilting lever for control
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
- steeringControlling direction of movement
- gearshiftTransmission selector lever
dashboard · controller · console · actuators · haptic feedback · throttle · yoke · rudder
Aerial journey by aircraft
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- medicalOf healthcare practice
combat · tactical · firefighter · emergency · police · marine · vehicle · driving
Aerial journey by aircraft
- drivingControlling a vehicle
- racingSpeed competition sport
- farmingCultivating land for food
- truckHeavy freight vehicle
train · submarine · ship · space · city-builder · life · business · management
Machine producing motion
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- graphicsVisual design elements
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- 3DThree-axis spatial representation
real-time · algorithm · code · modeling · animation · terrain · environment · replay
Hole-boring device
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- run-throughFull practice of something
- dry-runPractice session beforehand
- trialJudicial examination of claims
exercise · repetition · scenario · warm-up · role-play · walkthrough · playthrough · attempt
Loyalty or exactness
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- immersionState of being submerged
- physicsScience of matter and energy
dynamics · response · behavior · feedback · sensation · verisimilitude · lifelike · abstraction
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
- joystickTilting lever for control
- pedalsFoot-operated levers
- steeringControlling direction of movement
gearshift · dashboard · controller · console · actuators · haptic feedback · throttle · yoke · rudder · seat
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
medical · combat · tactical · firefighter · emergency · police · marine · vehicle · driving · crane
flight
Aerial journey by aircraft
truck · train · submarine · ship · space · city-builder · life · business · management · surgery
engine
Machine producing motion
- physicsScience of matter and energy
- graphicsVisual design elements
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
3D · real-time · algorithm · code · modeling · animation · terrain · environment · replay · telemetry
drill
Hole-boring device
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- run-throughFull practice of something
- dry-runPractice session beforehand
trial · exercise · repetition · scenario · warm-up · role-play · walkthrough · playthrough · attempt · session
fidelity
Loyalty or exactness
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- immersionState of being submerged
physics · dynamics · response · behavior · feedback · sensation · verisimilitude · lifelike · abstraction · approximation
- flight trainingflight training, flight school, flight instructor, student pilot, solo flight
- Military Airfieldsairfield, runway, runways, hangar, hangars
- practice toolsmetronome, tuner, practice pad, music stand, practice log
- Testing Sitestest site, test track, testing facility, testing center, proving ground
- Radiotherapy Equipmentlinear accelerator, linac, gamma knife, gantry, collimator
- amusementsarcade, carnivals, pinball machine, fairs, ferris wheel
simulatorthe real thing
Authentic original version
reality · original · genuine article · authentic · prototype
- dating simulatorGame simulating romantic pursuits
- flight simulatorAircraft piloting replica system
- computer simulationDigital imitation of processes
- simulation gameInteractive model of reality
- flight simulationArtificial piloting experience
- driving simulatorSoftware mimicking vehicle operation
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