Copy vs. Emulate — What's the Difference?

A thing made to be similar or identical to another

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A single specimen of a particular book, record, or other publication or issue

To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation

Matter to be printed

To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.

A blank booklet or notebook used for schoolwork

(Computers) To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.

Make a similar or identical version of; reproduce

To attempt to equal or be the same as.

Imitate the style or behaviour of

To copy or imitate, especially a person.

Hear or understand someone speaking on a radio transmitter

(obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.

An imitation or reproduction of an original; a duplicate

(computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device

(Computers) A file that has the same data as another file

(obsolete) Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.

One example of a printed text, picture, film, or recording

Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.

Material, such as a manuscript, that is to be set in type.

To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.

The words to be printed or spoken in an advertisement.

Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating;

Suitable source material for journalism

Imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software

To make a reproduction or copy of

Compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with;

To follow as a model or pattern; imitate.

To include as an additional recipient of a written communication

To make a copy or copies.

To admit of being copied

To hear clearly or understand something said by radio communication

The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.

An imitation, sometimes of inferior quality.

(journalism) The text that is to be typeset.

(journalism) A gender-neutral abbreviation for copy boy.

The output of copywriters, who are employed to write material which encourages consumers to buy goods or services.

(uncountable) The text of newspaper articles.

A school work pad.

A printed edition of a book or magazine.

Writing paper of a particular size, called also bastard.

(obsolete) That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example.

(obsolete) An abundance or plenty of anything.

(obsolete) copyhold; tenure; lease

(genetics) The result of gene or chromosomal duplication.

(transitive) To produce an object identical to a given object.

(transitive) To give or transmit a copy to (a person).

To place a copy of an object in memory for later use.

(transitive) To imitate.

(radio) To receive a transmission successfully.

An abundance or plenty of anything.

An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or a statue.

An individual book, or a single set of books containing the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of the works of Addison.

That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced; a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an excellent copy for imitation.

Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.

A writing paper of a particular size. Same as Bastard. See under Paper.

Copyhold; tenure; lease.

To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design, painting, etc.; - often with out, sometimes with off.

To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or course of life.

To make a copy or copies; to imitate.

To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not copy well.

A reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

A secondary representation of an original;

Matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials

Material suitable for a journalistic account;

Copy down as is;

Reproduce someone's behavior or looks;

Biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of;

Make a replica of;