simulator

[ sim-yuh-ley-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that simulates.
2. a machine for simulating certain environmental and other conditions for purposes of training or experimentation:

   a flight simulator.

simulator

/ ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtə /

noun

1. any device or system that simulates specific conditions or the characteristics of a real process or machine for the purposes of research or operator training

   space simulator

2. a person who simulates

Word History and Origins

Origin of simulator¹

First recorded in 1825–35, simulator is from the Latin word simulātor imitator, counterfeiter. See simulate, -tor