English noun: computer simulation | |||
1. | computer simulation (cognition) (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program | ||
Samples | A simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated. | ||
Synonyms | simulation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | framework, model, technique, theoretical account | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||
Domain category members | extended time scale, fast time scale, slow time scale, time-scale factor | ||