Emulation

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Emulation may refer to:

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Computing[edit]

  • Emulator, imitation of behavior of a computer or other electronic system with the help of another type of computer/system
    • Video game console emulator, a program that allows a personal computer or video game console to emulate another video game console
    • In-circuit emulator, a program used to emulate the processor in an embedded system, to aid in debugging
    • Hardware emulation, the use of special purpose hardware to emulate the behavior of a yet-to-be-built system, with greater speed than pure software emulation
    • Emulation for Logic Validation, used to emulate hardware in manufacturing automation

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See also[edit]

  • ST Emulous, a British tugboat
  • Semulation, a mix of software simulation and hardware emulation of an electronic system