Sim
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6.5
- noun
- /sɪm/
- Specialized
:
simulador
- In an immersive sim, every object plays by the same rules as every other object.
- flight sim
- sim lab
And then in those scenarios you would have guys that were in the building and this we'd switch from live fire to SIM simunition.
- And then in those scenarios you would have guys that were in the building and this we'd switch from live fire to SIM simunition.
Examples
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Codemaster's F1 game will be a sim, not an arcade.
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Stop looking at me like that; yes, I know a space sim has to be based in space.
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When we get back home, we really will have to try this out in the sim.
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She'll be joining you in sim training bright and early.
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Look, the sim shows Orlando is the next city to be hit.
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Sim training starts at 0600.
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Is this the last chance that SIM racers get in professional motorsport?
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The flight instructors use a special sim to enhance pilot training.
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Before the actual mission, the team practiced in a sim to prepare for various scenarios.
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During the workshop, we learned how to operate the sim for driving tests.
Synonyms
905
3.9
A small copy of a real thing used to show or study it
199
4.7
A model of a real situation made to study or test it, often on a computer
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5.1
A machine or program that copies real situations for training and testing
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3.9
A computer program that shows how real systems behave
How Realistic
- Specialized
52
5.1
- Specialized
199
4.7
- Specialized
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6.5
- Specialized
905
3.9
- Specialized
10
4.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sim is short for simulation, a word whose root means 'to copy' and is the same root behind similar. So a Sim is a machine or program that 'copies' real life to help people train or test skills.