emulation
noun
em·u·la·tion
ˌem-yə-ˈlā-shən 
-yü-
1
: ambition or endeavor to equal or excel others (as in achievement)
3
obsolete
: ambitious or envious rivalry
emulatively
adverb
Examples of emulation in a Sentence
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Part of the holdup (beyond Snapdragon laptop chips' lackluster performance) has been the staccato introduction of important native-running applications for Windows on Arm, leaving some key ones reliant on emulation to work on the platform.
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John Burek, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Rather, competitive market research contextualizes their offerings to identify paths to differentiation, not emulation.
—Kathy Floam-Greenspan, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Their emulation of personal success, wealth and happiness is largely self-enhancing.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
But Nintendo's legal takedown efforts have generally stayed away from emulation software itself.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 31 May 2023
In many cases, China’s successes merit emulation and include important lessons for developing and developed countries alike.
—Dan Murphy, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
Legal emulation or no, Yuzu may not want to risk finding out in a court of law.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2024
These updates are available to existing users who have active entitlements to the software and to new users who want to fork out $74 to get some Windows applications and games running in emulation on their machines.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2023
Our allies across the Atlantic have taken an approach worthy of emulation.
—Roy Swan, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
John Burek, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Rather, competitive market research contextualizes their offerings to identify paths to differentiation, not emulation.
—Kathy Floam-Greenspan, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Their emulation of personal success, wealth and happiness is largely self-enhancing.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
But Nintendo's legal takedown efforts have generally stayed away from emulation software itself.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 31 May 2023
In many cases, China’s successes merit emulation and include important lessons for developing and developed countries alike.
—Dan Murphy, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024
Legal emulation or no, Yuzu may not want to risk finding out in a court of law.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 27 Feb. 2024
These updates are available to existing users who have active entitlements to the software and to new users who want to fork out $74 to get some Windows applications and games running in emulation on their machines.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2023
Our allies across the Atlantic have taken an approach worthy of emulation.
—Roy Swan, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
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“Emulation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emulation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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