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twins

twins

1 6.1
Virtual copies of real machines or systems used to test and monitor them
  • noun
  • /twɪnz/
  • Specialized
: gemelos digitales
  • The TWINS Lyman-alpha monitor measures the geocoronal hydrogen density to aid in ENA analysis, while environmental sensors provide contemporaneous measurements of the local charged particle environments.

And if I can be useful to more people by having digital twin, I will be liberated because my urge to be useful will will be satisfied.

Examples

  • If they want to create data insights from Matterport digital twins that they've captured, go for it.

  • The engineers created digital twins of the new product to test its performance before manufacturing.

  • Companies use twins to monitor real-time data and optimize their manufacturing processes.

  • The simulation of the city in the software is a detailed representation, or twin, of the actual urban environment.

Synonyms

double
vstwins
68 4.7

A person who stands in for another, often in movies

is limited to computer engineering virtual replicas for testing and performance analysis
twin
vstwins
14 1.2

An object that is an exact copy of another

is used as a technical virtual replica for simulation, monitoring, and optimization

Compounds

Gemini the Twins
1 6.3

A zodiac sign shown as two twins for people born in late May or June

How Detailed

twins
  • Specialized
1 6.1
simulation
  • Specialized
170 4.7
model
  • Specialized
891 3.9

Surface Forms

twins plural
twin singular

Morphology

twins = twin (semi-transparent) = twin + s

The form is simply the plural of 'twin', and the computing/engineering sense uses the familiar metaphor of a matching replica, but the technical usage is somewhat specialized.

Etymology

The word twins comes from an old word meaning 'two' or 'double', like the number two, so in computing a twin is a 'virtual copy' or partner of a real object used to test and watch it.