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emulation Last modified: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Refers to the ability of a program or device to imitate another program or device. Many printers, for example, are designed to emulate Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers because so much software is written for HP printers. By emulating an HP printer, a printer can work with any software written for a real HP printer. Emulation tricks the software into believing that a device is really some other device. Communications software packages often include terminal emulation drivers . This enables your PC to emulate a particular type of terminal so that you can log on to a mainframe. It is also possible for a computer to emulate another type of computer. For example, there are programs that enable an Apple Macintosh to emulate a PC. Sponsored listings Terminal Emulation Software - Provides terminal emulation software for TN3270, TN5250, VT100, VT220 host access, including PC-to-host and Web-to-host options.
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