Emulation

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É›mjʊˈleɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Alternative forms

• æmulation archaic

Origin

From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiōnem, accusative singular form of aemulātiō.

Full definition of emulation

Noun

1. The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
2. (obsolete) Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
• 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review Books 2001, p. 263:Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country ..., but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children ....
3. (computing) Running a program or other software designed for a different system.

Related terms

• emulate
• emulative
• emulator

Anagrams

• laumonite