emulator.

A device or program that reproduces another system's behavior so its software or operations can run.

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Words that belong together

• hardware emulator
• console emulator

On the page

An emulator restored access to the obsolete navigation software.

Usage notes

Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular emulator; plural emulators. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.