Emulate vs Mirror - What's the difference?
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To attempt to equal or be the same as.
To copy or imitate, especially a person.
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(obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
* 1624 , John Smith, Generall Historie , in Kupperman 1988, p. 146:
(computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
(obsolete) Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
* Shakespeare
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
(figuratively) an object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
* Spenser
(computing) An exact copy of a data set, especially a website.
A mirror carp.
Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.
(computing) To create something identical to (a web site, etc.).
To reflect.
In computing terms the difference between emulate and mirror
is that emulate is of a program or device: to imitate another program or device while mirror is an exact copy of a data set, especially a website.As verbs the difference between emulate and mirror
is that emulate is to attempt to equal or be the same as while mirror is of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.As an adjective emulate
is striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.As a noun mirror is
a smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an of what is in front of it.emulate
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Verb
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- But the councell then present emulating my successe, would not thinke it fit to spare me fortie men to be hazzarded in those unknowne regions [...].
See also
* mimic * copy * imitate * simulateAdjective
(en adjective)- A most emulate pride.
mirror
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(wikipedia mirror)Alternative forms
* mirrour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
- We could see the lorry in the mirror , so decided to change lanes.
- His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
- O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.
- Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors .
Synonyms
* (reflecting surface) glass (old-fashioned), looking glass (old-fashioned)Derived terms
* do with mirrors * half-silvered mirror * magic mirror * mirror image * one-way mirror * rear-view mirror * two-way mirrorVerb
(en verb)- He tried to mirror Elvis's life. He copied his fashion and his mannerisms, and even went to live in (Graceland).