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emulation

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em·u·la·tion  (my-lshn)
n.
1. Effort or ambition to equal or surpass another.
2. Imitation of another.
3. Computer Science The process or technique of emulating.
4. Obsolete Jealous rivalry.
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Noun1.emulation - ambition to equal or excel
ambition, aspiration, dream - a cherished desire; "his ambition is to own his own business"
2.emulation - (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
technique - a practical method or art applied to some particular task
terminal emulation - (computer science) having a computer act exactly like a terminal
computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
3.emulation - effort to equal or surpass another
imitation - copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
emulation
noun imitation, following, copying, mirroring, reproduction, mimicry
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Speranski went on to say that honor, l'honeur, cannot be upheld by privileges harmful to the service; that honor, l'honneur, is either a negative concept of not doing what is blameworthy or it is a source of emulation in pursuit of commendation and rewards, which recognize it.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Men have a foolish manner (both parents and schoolmasters and servants) in creating and breeding an emulation between brothers, during childhood, which many times sorteth to discord when they are men, and disturbeth families.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Of this famous house, some of the greatest noblemen, prelates, and dignitaries in England are governors: and as the boys are very comfortably lodged, fed, and educated, and subsequently inducted to good scholarships at the University and livings in the Church, many little gentlemen are devoted to the ecclesiastical profession from their tenderest years, and there is considerable emulation to procure nominations for the foundation.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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