Synonyms: simulation, computer simulation
Definition: (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
Usage: a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated
Similar words: technique
Definition: a practical method or art applied to some particular task
Similar words: model, theoretical account, framework
Definition: a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
Usage: the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems