simulators

noun

UK /ˈsɪmjʊleɪtəz/

US /ˈsɪmjəleɪtərz/

Simulators are machines or computer programs that make you feel like you are doing something real.

Pilots practice flying in simulators before they fly real planes.

SYNONYMS

imitations models replicas mock-ups emulators

RELATED WORDS

training practice virtual reality games machines

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Computer programs that copy how a real system works so people can study or test it.

Weather simulators help scientists predict storms.

3. Devices that produce conditions like those of a real situation for training or testing.

The driving school uses simulators to teach new drivers.

4. People or things that pretend to have feelings or qualities they do not really have.

He is good at spotting simulators who fake being sick.