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System allowing a device to imitate another

In computing, an emulator is hardware or software that enables one computer system to behave like another computer system. An emulator typically enables the host system to run software or use peripheral devices designed for the guest system. Emulation refers to the ability of a computer program in an electronic device to emulate another program or device. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: EmulatorA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Hyper Suprime-Cam Year 3 results: Cosmology from galaxy clustering and weak lensing with HSC and SDSS using the emulator based halo modelInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Embedded programming with AndroidThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Memristor Emulator for Memristor Circuit ApplicationsCited 363 times
  5. Go sideways: Instruction set simulatorA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Computer architecture simulatorA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A person or thing that emulates.

Noun A piece of software or hardware that simulates another system.

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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