emulator
noun
- computer system that emulates a real system such that the behavior closely resembles the behavior of the real system
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɛmjəˌleɪtəɹ/
noun
- A person or thing that emulates.
“I admire the conqueror of Tlajcala and of Culna, but I find in the life of this emulator of Caesar actions which, if necessity warranted, the heart must still refuse to approve […]”
- A piece of software or hardware that simulates another system.