emulator

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

emulator
    n 1: someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn:
         {copycat}, {imitator}, {emulator}, {ape}, {aper}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Emulator \Em"u*la`tor\, n. [L. aemulator.]
   One who emulates, or strives to equal or surpass.
   [1913 Webster]

         As Virgil rivaled Homer, Milton was the emulator of
         both.                                    --Bp.
                                                  Warburton.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

emulator

   {Hardware} or {software} that performs {emulation}.

   (1995-05-12)

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