virtualengine
nounUK /ˈvɜːtʃuəl ˈɛndʒɪn/
US /ˈvɜːrtʃuəl ˈɛndʒɪn/
A computer program that acts like a real engine inside a game or machine.
The race car game uses a virtualengine to make the cars move and sound real.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A software system that mimics the behavior of a physical engine for testing or training.
Engineers tested the new design in a virtualengine before building it.
3. The core component of a virtual reality program that handles motion and physics.
The virtualengine kept the virtual world stable as the player moved around.
4. A computing environment that imitates another computer system.
The virtualengine let old programs run on the new laptop.