Emulation

Definition of Emulation

Em`u`la´tion

n.	1.	The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry. A noble emulation heats your breast. - Dryden.
	2.	Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention. Such factious emulations shall arise. - Shak.
	3.	imitation (of an admired model) for the purpose of improving one's own qualities. [Chivalry was] an ideal which, if never met with in real life, was acknowledged by all as the highest model for emulation. - Thomas Bulfinch (Mythology
	4.	(Computers) the imitation of the actions of a computer system or component, especially a processor, by means of a computer program, with the goal of predicting the behavior and performance characteristics of that system without actually manufacturing it. 1996 marked the year that emulation became a mainstream design verification tool. - Computer Design (editorial, 1998

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