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emulation

process of closely mimicking the behavior of another system (e.g. computing)
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emulation

Summary

emulation is a preservation action[1].

Key Facts

  • emulation's instance of is recorded as preservation action[2].
  • emulation is a type of action[3].
  • emulation is a type of software feature[4].
  • emulation is a type of copying[5].
  • emulation is used for backward compatibility[6].
  • emulation is used for retrocomputing[7].
  • emulation's used by is recorded as compatibility layer[8].
  • emulation's used by is recorded as shim[9].
  • emulation's uses is recorded as emulator[10].

Body

Definition and Type

emulation's instance of is recorded as preservation action[2]. Recorded subclass of include action[3], software feature[4], and copying[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include backward compatibility[6] and retrocomputing[7]. Recorded used by include compatibility layer[8] and shim[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → emulation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: emulation, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/4a1600b576016/|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → action, software feature, copying
    Instance of → preservation action
    Gnd id → 4152114-6
    Uses → emulator
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22143, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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