Definition

1. Noun:
   • Effort to equal or surpass another: The act of trying to match or exceed the achievements, qualities, or success of another person or group, often through imitation and competition.
   • (Computer science) Technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another: A process in computing where a system (the host) behaves like a different system (the guest), allowing it to run software or use hardware designed for the guest system.
   • Ambition to equal or excel: The desire or drive to achieve a level of success or quality comparable to or better than that of another.

Usage Examples

• Noun (General Effort/Ambition):
  • Her hard work and emulation of her mentor's techniques led to her promotion.
  • Friendly emulation among colleagues can boost overall team performance.
• Noun (Computing):
  • The software uses emulation to run classic video games on modern computers.
  • Hardware emulation allows developers to test software for one platform on another.

Advanced Usage

• "In emulation of": In an effort to imitate or be like someone or something.
  • He wrote the novel in emulation of his favorite 19th-century authors.
• "Spirit of emulation": A competitive atmosphere where people strive to outdo each other.
  • The spirit of emulation in the sales department drove record-breaking results.

Variants and Related Words

• Emulate (verb): To try to equal or surpass, typically by imitation.
  • Many young athletes emulate the training routines of champions.
• Emulator (noun, computing): A hardware device or software program that enables one computer system to behave like another.
  • He downloaded a game console emulator to play old favorites on his PC.

Synonyms

• Imitation: The action of using someone or something as a model.
• Competition: The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
• Rivalry: Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.

Related Phrases

• Drive to emulate: A strong motivation to match someone's success.
  • His drive to emulate his successful sister pushed him to start his own business.

Related Idioms

• Keep up with the Joneses: An idiom describing the comparison to one's neighbors as a benchmark for social status or the acquisition of material goods, closely related to the concept of social emulation.
  • Their constant home renovations seem to be more about keeping up with the Joneses than personal need.

Noun

1. effort to equal or surpass another
2. (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
3. ambition to equal or excel