Definition
A simulation is an imitation of a real process, system, or situation, often done with computers or models, to study or practice what might happen. It can also mean pretending or faking something.
Etymology
“Simulation” comes from Latin “simulatio,” meaning pretense or imitation, from “simulare,” to imitate, from “similis,” like. The scientific and computer sense grew from this idea of copying reality. The word has always carried the idea of something that looks real but isn’t the original.
Kelly Says
From flight simulators to video games, a simulation is always reality with the risk turned down—you get the pattern without the full consequences. The word’s roots in ‘pretense’ remind us that no model is the real thing, just a controlled imitation. That’s both its power and its danger.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
simulasie
si-mu-LA-si
ARالعربية
محاكاة
muhaa-kaa
BGБългарски
симулация
si-mu-LA-tsi-ya
BNবাংলা
অনুকরণ
o-nu-ko-ron
CACatalà
simulació
see-mu-la-SYO
CSČeština
simulace
si-mu-LA-tse
DADansk
simulering
si-mu-LE-ring
DEDeutsch
Simulation
zi-mu-la-TSYON
ELΕλληνικά
προσομοίωση
pro-so-MI-o-si
ESEspañol
simulación
see-mu-la-SYON
ETEesti
simulatsioon
si-mu-la-tsi-OON
EUEuskara
simulazio
si-mu-la-tsi-o
FAفارسی
شبیه سازی
she-beeh sa-zi
FISuomi
simulaatio
si-mu-LAA-ti-o
FRFrançais
simulation
see-myu-la-SYON
GLGalego
simulación
see-mu-la-SYON
HEעברית
סימולציה
si-mul-TSI-ya
HIहिन्दी
अनुकरण
a-nu-ka-ran
HRHrvatski
simulacija
si-mu-LA-tsi-ya
HUMagyar
szimuláció
si-mu-LA-tsyo
IDBahasa Indonesia
simulasi
si-mu-LA-si
ITItaliano
simulazione
see-mu-la-TSYO-ne
JA日本語
シミュレーション
shi-myu-re-sho-n
KO한국어
시뮬레이션
si-mul-le-i-syeon
LTLietuvių
simuliacija
si-mu-li-A-tsi-ya
LVLatviešu
simulācija
si-mu-LAA-tsi-ya
MNМонгол
имитлэл
i-mit-lel
MSBahasa Melayu
simulasi
si-mu-LA-si
MYမြန်မာ
အတုယူခြင်း
a-tu-yu-chin
NLNederlands
simulatie
see-myu-LA-tsye
NONorsk
simulering
si-mu-LE-ring
PLPolski
symulacja
si-mu-LA-tsya
PTPortuguês
simulação
see-mu-la-SOW
RORomână
simulare
see-mu-LA-re
RUРусский
симуляция
si-mu-LYA-tsi-ya
SKSlovenčina
simulácia
si-mu-LA-tsya
SLSlovenščina
simulacija
si-mu-LA-tsi-ya
SRСрпски
симулација
si-mu-la-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
simulering
si-mu-LE-ring
SWKiswahili
majaribio
ma-ja-ri-BI-o
TAதமிழ்
போலியாக்கம்
po-li-yaa-kkam
TEతెలుగు
అనుకరణ
a-nu-ka-ra-na
THไทย
การจำลอง
kan jam-long
TRTürkçe
simülasyon
si-myu-la-SYON
UKУкраїнська
симуляція
si-mu-LYA-tsi-ya
VITiếng Việt
mô phỏng
mo phong