>>keitai-l@appelsiini.net さんは書かれました。:
>Even though you are "correct" by strictly formal standards, the word used
>by
>all those that offer and use these SW packages is "emulator". In a
>spoken,
>living language the practical use of a word supersedes the formal
>definition
>thereof. If you are the only one to use a word as opposed to what other
>use
>you obviously value being right over being understood.
Therefore in discussions with others you should probably use the word
"emulator" unless you wish to confuse or do not wish to be understood.
Harry Behrens
This really is the most dreadful, pompous rot. Simulator ("partial
simulator") is by far the better word, is accurate and easily
comprehensible to all.
Nick
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Received on Mon Jan 29 15:19:14 2001