Meaning & use
emulated
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Imitated or copied someone's behavior, achievements, or qualities in an effort to match or surpass them.
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Young athletes often emulate the training routines of their favorite champions.
The startup emulated the marketing strategy that had made its rival so successful.
A note on using this word
Carries a sense of admiration or ambition, unlike plain 'copying'; also used in computing to describe software that emulates the behavior of another system.
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2. verb
Reproduced the function or behavior of one computer system on another using software.
The app emulated an old gaming console, letting players run classic titles on their phones.
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