Emulation terminology

non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices; class of storage medium used in computers and other electronic devices

In computing, BIOS (, ; Basic Input/Output System, also known as the System BIOS, ROM BIOS, BIOS ROM or PC BIOS) is a type of firmware used to provide runtime services for operating systems and programs and to perform hardware initialization during the booting process (power-on startup). On a computer using BIOS firmware, the firmware comes pre-installed on the computer's motherboard.

thumb|275px|DOSBox emulates the [[command-line interface of DOS.]]

MAME (formerly an acronym of Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator) is a free and open-source emulator designed to emulate the hardware of arcade games, later expanded to include video game consoles, old computers and other systems in software on modern personal computers and other platforms. Its intention is to preserve gaming history by preventing vintage video games from being lost or forgotten. It does this by emulating the inner workings of the emulated machines; the ability to actually play the video games is considered "a nice side effect". Joystiq has listed MAME as an application that ever

alt=PSOne OneChip installation|thumb|A modchip, the blue circuit board, attached to a PlayStation (console)|PlayStation mainboard A modchip (short for modification chip) is a small electronic device used to alter or disable artificial restrictions of computers or entertainment devices. Modchips are mainly used in video game consoles, but also in some DVD or Blu-ray players. They introduce various modifications to its host system's function, including the circumvention of region coding, digital rights management, and copy protection checks for the purpose of using media intended for other marke

process of modifying a ROM image or ROM file of a video game

ZSNES is an emulator for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System released as free software. There are official ports for Linux, MS-DOS, Windows, and unofficial ports for Xbox, and macOS.

data dump from a ROM chip

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software produced by consumers for proprietary hardware that is not typically user-programmable